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Preparing to leave my home country for a study abroad trip demands much preparation and hard work. However, the opportunity to travel abroad is really exciting and will be well worthy of the needed preparation. The building anticipation and preparation has made the prospect of the approaching study abroad opportunity all the more exciting.
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Back to reality is exactly what I had told my roommates before I left Costa Rica. I had such an amazing experience and will never forget the friendships I made or the memories that will last a lifetime. I called family members on the way back to Athens. I called my grandmother and told her…
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It’s been a week since we left Costa Rica and all I want to do is go back. Not because it’s almost finals week and I would like to be anywhere else than in my apartment studying, but because Costa Rica is a pretty amazing country. The people are very friendly. I have never had…
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This is it. The twenty-four hour mark has finally arrived for my anticipated study abroad trip to Costa Rica. At this time tomorrow, I will be boarding a plane with fellow classmates from UGA to travel nearly two thousand miles away to Costa Rica to fully immerse myself in learning about Coffee Production and Technology.…
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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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It’s been about a month since I’ve arrived back in my hometown from Ireland, the last country on our tour. However, I still find myself thinking daily about the time I spent there, and not because I’ve been working on a big journal assignment ever since either. When I go to the park to run, when…
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My semester at ETH Zürich finished up in the beginning of June and my time in Europe is (unfortunately) coming to an end. I had a very positive experience at ETH. My classes were very challenging and the professors came from a variety of disciplines and I found them to be very engaging in lectures.…
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Salut! France has been nothing short of amazing. I have learned so much, from the history, language, and customs, to food production and sustainable approaches to agriculture in just 3 short weeks. I am so excited to apply the knowledge that I have gained, back home. Due to our extremely busy schedule, I am just…
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Italy was phenomenal and full of history; Paris was beautiful; London had so much to see. However, the city that surprised me the most, and turned out to be one of my favorites was Edinburgh, Scotland. Before arriving, I already imagined that Scotland wouldn’t have as much to offer me as the other countries did.…
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Bonjour! I am currently sitting at my laptop browsing through websites in a frantic attempt to learn French, trying to think of anything I may have forgotten to pack and intently watching An American in Paris (one of my favorite movies) for the 10th time today trying to observe everything I can about French culture-…