Internship

  • I can’t believe the time has come for me to pack my bags, and tomorrow, I leave for an unforgettable experience in the country of Uruguay. I will be completing an internship in Montevideo, Uruguay for 10 weeks and I’m feeling many emotions. I’m excited to learn about the culture and the people of Uruguay,…

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  • Home at Last

    After three months in Europe I finally made it back home. I had an internship in Spain after my study abroad in Italy where I was able to continue my summer of learning about wine and wine grapes. It was an amazing experience but coming home has been the best part of my summer. Adjusting…

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  • Two months In

    coffee plants

    I’m two months in to my six month internship in sustainable agriculture here at UGA en Costa Rica. Things are starting to come along, so I figured I’d make a second blog post. I studied Horticulture and grew up in the suburbs, so pigs and cows are a new experience! In addition to all of…

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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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  • This past week I had my first visit into the field. I got to go with some of the other employees to the mountains. We went to an area of Romania that is close to Moldova and within the Carpathian Mountains. The purpose of the visit was to do some preliminary work to prepare for…

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  • The view from my balcony!

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  • Wow! Four years went by faster than I thought it would. Summa cum laude, hooray! I couldn’t have done it without the mentors I met through the UGA community. I am thankful for the friendships, opportunities, and financial support I’ve found within the Department of Horticulture and CAES. I intend to pay forward that generosity…

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  • The Journey Awaits

    A whirlwind of emotions have assaulted me as this journey approached. “New” is the word that has come out of my mouth more times than I can count over the last few months. I am graduating college in the search of a new job, a new house, and a new community. To add to that…

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  • Hey there world travelers! First, congratulations on making it to this point. You found a study abroad program that will take you across the world and allows you to explore your academic interests. You applied, paid that deposit, attended that orientation, wrote that scholarship essay, and now you’re about to leave (or maybe you already have!).…

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  • As the summer comes to a close and we begin a new school year, we’d like to take a minute to say welcome back to all of our AgDawgs who traveled abroad this summer. Whether you were on a study abroad program, internship or volunteering abroad, we’re thrilled that you took advantage of the opportunity to grow both…

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