Youth Engagement in Agriculture
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Friday- we left Dumfries on a very early train this morning. It was a bit too early for my liking. We got to London and we split up into groups based on where we wanted to go. The group I was in decided that we were going to go to the zoo, but first you’re…
Posted in: Faculty-led, Program type, Scotland, Semester, Spring Break, Youth Engagement in Agriculture -
Before leaving for Scotland, I felt adequately prepared thanks to our professors. They had warned many many times about the temperatures. When they said cold I thought it can’t be that bad. Upon arriving I quickly knew what they meant when they said cold. It was cold cold. I spent many days under 4 layers…
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Since my Sophomore year of high school, I have wanted to be an agriculture teacher. I have never strayed myself from that path since then. I have often doubter my abilities and wondered if I could do it. Before entering the Scotland classroom to teach I was thrown a curveball the day before I had…
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Before entering the program, I already had many friends going on the trip. I had fully planned on spending my time with those people. Upon our arrival in London, I began to talk to two girls who were different majors than the rest of us on the trip. We decided to travel to London together…
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While in Scotland, I couldn’t help but think about the grandeur of history. The main part of the trip was teaching at Troqueer Primary, however, there were several days where we were able to tour. History has forever been one of my favorite subjects to learn about, and this trip amplified that to a new…
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While this picture is a bit blurry because it was taken on a four hour bus ride, it was one of the most important observations from the trip. Going to Scotland I had images of rolling hills and sheep but not much else. I didn’t realize that the country was more diverse than it always…
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Before leaving for Scotland, I had only had one other experience in Europe. This previous experience was 4 years ago, and similar to the trip we had this spring break, was 10 days in length. Because of this, my expectations for the trip varied from other students that I knew would be headed to Scotland…
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We have been home for about 4 days and I thought life would slow down a bit, but it hasn’t. Between analyzing data and adjusting to the time change, I still feel like I haven’t settled in. Taking a minute to step away from my group and trip, I’m walking away with such gratitude. I…
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Whew! What a long day. We spent the day taking a bus tour of the Highlands of Scotland. My favorite part of today was taking a boat tour of Loch Ness. During my childhood, my mother (who is Irish) used to tell us and sing about different folk tales of Scotland and Ireland. I spent…
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As I am sitting here reflecting on the trip to Scotland, all I can think about is how blessed I am to be a student at The University of Georgia. More importantly, blessed to be a student in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. The opportunities afforded to the students in our college are…