Europe
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As a part of my internship, through the International Agriculture Certificate Program, I am completing a month-long internship/work placement in France. Being a student working towards their French minor and having studied the language for over 6 years, I didn’t really feel much fear when embarking on this trip. I have found that studying a…
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During the Maymester study abroad to Spain, we were able to visit multiple different types of farms throughout the country. The first farm visit was a private Iberian Pork farm that we stopped at on our way from Madrid to Granada. The farm we visited was run by two brothers, one that oversees the farm…
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Before going on this study abroad program, I had no interest in being an elementary teacher. I still don’t have an interest in being one. However, one of the key takeaways I got from working with our partner school through the trip was my confidence and self-efficacy as a teacher. I recently completed my student…
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On my study abroad trip to Spain, we took a day trip to Cordoba. While in Cordoba, we were led on a guided tour of the Mosque-Cathedral. The Mosque-Cathedral was built in the 7th century and completed in the 16th century with architecture switching back and forth from Christian and Muslim influence. The Great Mosque…
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Before going on my study abroad, everyone I told about my trip told me “you’re about to change your life”. I never really understood what they meant by that before but as I reflect on my trip, I can truly say that studying abroad has changed my life. Before embarking on this trip, I was…
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When arriving back in London towards the end of our study abroad program, we had the opportunity to explore places in the capital city in small groups. Since I was staying longer after our study abroad to do some solo traveling in Europe, I was excited to see how well I navigated a big city…
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Exploring the Isle of Skye in the Scottish Highlands was by far one of my favorite experiences of our study abroad program. Dr. Rubenstein had told us while preparing for our trip that the Isle of Skye is one of the most picturesque places in the world, so naturally I looked up some pictures of…
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Morocco was not the only study abroad I was able to participate in this summer. I also had the opportunity to do the Scotland: Youth Engagement in Agriculture. The Morocco study abroad program ran from May 14 to 28, and the Scotland program ran from June 4 to the 18. The couple of days in…
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Having those days alone gave me a lot of time to think, but it also made me very happy to rejoin everyone else in Edinburgh when I was finally able to. It was almost surreal, being dragged back into the adventure after the sudden calm, and organizing my return journey was a good experience. Arriving…
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We started our last week of the program off right with a field trip. We went to the Fanti estate. When we arrived at the estate, we were taken on a tour of the facility. The tour started in the room where all the fermentation tanks were. As someone who has worked on a winery…