Europe
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Taken from a reflection written on March 6, 2017. My most memorable experience today was touring the University of Glasgow Dumfries campus and Troqueer Primary School. I’ve spent my entire life surrounded by education and have always considered myself someone who knows a lot about different aspects of education, but today I learned even more.…
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Written March 3, 2017 I’m on the plane! This is my 3rd time leaving the country, but my first time flying across the ocean. I’m excited and nervous and happy and sad all at the same time. I’m excited for this experience- from developing deeper relationships with my classmates, to seeing new places, to teaching…
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We are getting close to time for my first trip out of the country. I’ve noticed over the past few days I’ve been becoming more nervous about the trip. I’m anxious to get there and learn more about the culture and more of the agriculture industry while abroad. I look forward to using the knowledge…
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I’m sitting here in my room with my bags packed and only 24 hours until I leave for Germany! For the next five months, I will be an exchange student at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart, a diverse and modern city in southwest Germany. At the beginning of this school year I had no…
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286. I have spent the majority of my life in the same 286 square miles. My parents, sister, and I lived on 13 acres of land, surrounded by forest, pastures, and chicken houses. I thought the community was large growing up, but compared to what I know now, it is considered a small community. I graduated…
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Now that we have settled back in at home the states, I have had some time to reflect back on my experiences this summer in France. I feel as though I could talk for days about our travels and still never be able to tell you the full story of our experience. Many lessons were learned, friendships formed,…
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Paris is the midpoint of our trip, and it has definitely flown by. It still seems surreal to be so far from home, but seeing such huge travel landmarks really solidifies it. Most of the group travels in a weird half-exhausted, half-energized state that must be typical of tourists. The days are long, but all…
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I’m happy to be home to see my family, and for queso to be quite honest, yet it was a somber ride home. It’s strange to know that when I step off this plane, this weird bubble I’ve been in for the past month will burst, and I’ll return to “normal” life. Actually, I don’t…
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The three weeks I spent in Cortona, Italy in May certainly changed my life. As I type this, I sit in my room in Athens, surrounded by a few bottles of wine I ordered to be shipped from Italy. Mind you, the bottles are unopened, after all, it is noon and I would never consider…
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I’m already yearning to go back to France. I had such an amazing experience. I loved meeting new people, getting close to the other students on the program, and definitely the food. Especially the food. I’m sad that I had to rush back to the states to do an internship and didn’t get to visit…