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Today’s the day! I can’t believe it. I feel like I’ve been waiting for this forever and now it’s here and it doesn’t even feel real. I finished most of my packing last night, but only because my mom sat with me and made me do it so that I wouldn’t wait til the last…
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It’s the day before I leave, and I couldn’t be more excited! When I tell people that I’m headed to Costa Rica for a Maymester all I hear is how beautiful it is. I’m looking forward not only to seeing the beauty of the country and its wildlife, but also to being immersed in the…
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Hello all! I am concluding my packing for the Costa Rica trip and preparing to leave the country tomorrow. I am slightly apprehensive because I have never left the country before, but I’m excited by the possibilities. I am nervous that I have not packed all of the things I will need when I’m there.…
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Because I do now count the tourist trapping areas located just off of a Carnival Cruise boat, I have never really been out of the country. The is due partly to the lack of opportunities I have had to do such, although if I had to admit it is largely due to my irrational, though…
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It’s really almost here!! A little over twelve hours from now I will be on my way to the airport to leave for Europe for three weeks! Italy, France, England, Scotland and Ireland. I don’t know if I’ll ever want to come back. I’ve never been more excited for anything in my life. I think…
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This is a lot more stressful than I had anticipated. I didn’t realize that I would have to do so much preparation. There is this huge list of things that I have to get in order before I leave and I don’t know if it willl all get done in time. I have to study for finals,…
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I have never been more than a few hundred miles from home. Toulouse is about 4500 miles from home, so I’m probably in for a big culture shock. Right now, I’m a little anxious about the trip because I’ve been on a plane 4 times in my life, never over an hour and a half.…
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Hi my name is Elisabeth L. and I am ecstatic to be leaving for Toulouse, France today! I will be in France for 3 weeks on the French and European Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Study Abroad Program. I have been to Holland, Belgium, and Germany before but this will be my first trip to France.…
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I have already been on a couple of trips abroad, but never for an extended stay in a county where I don’t know a single word of the language. My biggest concerns are two fold; packing for the weather and communication while in France. I don’t know how in the world we are supposed to pack…
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My name is Carolina and I have the pleasure of working as the Study Abroad Coordinator for the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. I have an AWESOME and FULFILLING job. I get to work with students and send them on academic adventures all around the world! In the six years that I have been…