Europe
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For my last reflection on my amazing trip through France, I’m just want to take a moment to encourage anyone who is considering an education abroad program to take the leap and make it happen. I know that it can be scary to think about making such a huge financial commitment and being so far…
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Some may think that I am a strategic planner because I have created a four year plan for my undergraduate college career. When I created this plan, I failed to include any study abroad program on my plan. The opportunity came before me at a MANNRS Club meeting, and that changed my life. I never…
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Since my internship abroad lasts 8 weeks, I won’t be home in time to blog about what life at home, post-abroad experience is like. Instead I decided to blog about where I am at now. Tomorrow marks the first day of my fourth week, which means I am halfway done. For me this experience thus…
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On my first full day in Toulouse, I went grocery shopping. It was a normal activity that surprisingly left me with a better appreciation for French culture. The produce section was the same and while the snack brands were different, the food was what I knew- potato chips and chocolate bars that lined the walls.…
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The best part about being able to go on this study abroad was the wide variety of sights I had the blessing to see. These topics covered everything from orchids to foie gras to angora production. Because of the diversity of agricultural systems discussed, many of my top moments on this trip occurred during class…
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At the beginning of May, I was just like any other University of Georgia student, dedicating my time to late nights in the library and long exams in the lecture hall. Throughout all this, I was also frantically packing for a trip I could not even begin to conceptualize. Visiting another country, on another continent,…
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Living in Cortona feels like you’ve traveled back in time. There’s centuries old wall that surrounds the city and none of the buildings were built within the last 100 years. The streets are lined with cobblestones and the entire town is steeped in tradition. Probably the coolest thing I got to experience while I was…