Youth Engagement in Agriculture
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When you think of Scotland, typically the first things that come to mind are tartan-everything (hello, kilts!), hairy coos (Scottish Highlander cattle), fish and chips, haggis (Google it), blood pudding (Google this too), rain, wind, and a whole lot of scenery. Are you wrong? Absolutely not. Is there more to the Scottish way of life?…
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Buckle up, my friends. We’re about to go on a quick trip down history lane. You know the cinematic excellence that is William Wallace (Mel Gibson) giving a battle speech as he rides his horse across the frontlines of the Scottish army consisting mostly of farmers and regular citizens in the movie Braveheart (loosely based…
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One of the reasons I applied for a coveted spot on the Youth Engagement in Agriculture study abroad trip to Scotland was the itinerary, knowing that we had two weeks to explore the United Kingdom. This itinerary included a few days traversing some of the most famous picturesque landscapes in the world – the Isle…
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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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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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After arriving in Dumfries, we began the week by touring local farming institutions, in which I had rather interesting conversations with the local AG university staff. Afterwards, we went hiking on the Grey Mare’s Tail, which was a very picturesque location. We then went onto our teaching assignments. While most of the group’s were assigned…