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As the new school year begins, I continue to reminisce about the amazing two weeks I spent and Greece and how I wish I could be going back there. Don’t get me wrong, Athens, Georgia is amazing! But, I would give just about anything in order to study a full semester in Thessaloniki. I would…
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Science is a remarkable field full of discovery, experiments, observations, and many other kinds of thrilling experiences, but science can be hard at times, especially for students. For students studying science, specifically those in college, it is easy to get caught in the mundane grind of hard science classes and lose sight of the joy…
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After spending two and half weeks traveling around Europe, I am ready to be back home and see my family, friends, and boyfriend. I mean don’t get me wrong I loved every minute of my time over the pond but I started getting home sick toward the end of the trip. This was my first…
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Villa d’Este was the first, and my favorite, garden we experienced on the tour. As an Italian Renaissance garden, it exhibited many of the garden features we had learned about making it a significant stop to support our learning. The first photo shown is a Pegasus statue. The symbol of Pegasus striking its hoof…
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After the tour, I stayed for an extra two weeks to travel through Europe with my parents. As I flew from Dublin to London to rendezvous with my family, I got in the car and I immediately felt as if I was missing 35 other people. I was surrounded by new friends for almost 3…
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It felt as if the departure date for the tour would never come soon enough. I counted down the exams I had left until I would be on the plane on the way to the trip of a lifetime. And while it did feel like the the day would never arrive, the tour caught me…
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Ecuador! What an incredible place! My time studying entomology in such a wonderful country was truly an experience of a lifetime. Everyday was an adventure. From hikes that made us so sore that we did not want to get out of bed the next morning to snorkeling with sharks, there was never a day that…
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World-renowned for its incredible food, France frequents the top spot for gourmet eats. Visions of sugar plus danced in me head, quite literally, and I could not wait to get my mitts on something French – anything would do! Our first day there, we went to a cook-it-yourself restaurant, guided by our very own chef,…
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One of my biggest fears before going abroad was the fact that I didn’t know how to speak French whatsoever. When I arrived in Toulouse, I realized that because it was more of a rural French town, people either spoke very little English, or none at all. This was difficult at first, especially at restaurants.…