Maymester
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Due to the procrastination that is all too common for college students like myself, I am writing my first blog post while I’m up in the sky somewhere over the North Carolina-Virginia border. Let me start this by officially introducing myself; my name is Ashley Sorrow. I am a rising junior at UGA majoring in…
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I decided when buying my plane ticket for my study abroad to extend my stay in Europe. I figured if I was going to be paying to fly to Europe I might as well get the most out of my ticket. I could not imagine however, that the class I took would propel me into…
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Just over three weeks ago I departed good ole GA and headed to Europe for the very first time. My trip began in Dublin, Ireland a day early but then it truly started once I arrived in Rome to meet up with Dr. Smalley, Dr. van Iersel, and the rest of the group. We immediately…
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Last week has been crazy busy from studying for finals to packing up and moving out of my apartment. On top of everything I was packing for a three week study abroad trip and make sure everything would fit into a carry on suitcase. I was successful with packing everything up but I could not…
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On this trip, we get the privilege to travel to all sorts of vineyards, which seems like a dream come true. It doesn’t even feel like school to me, but La Baresco Estate in particular absolutely blew my mind. I felt like royalty from the second we arrived and were greeted with sparkling wine, all…
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As I zipped my suitcase shut, it finally hit me: I am going to Greece! It is so unreal that I am going to be able to walk the historic streets of three amazing cities over the next couple of weeks. The professors have an amazing study abroad planned for us and I absolutely cannot…
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Getting my ducks in a row before I leave for France has been more work than I expected! I’ve got one word for anyone wanting to study abroad: money! Get it in order, now. This has two components: funding the trip, and international monetary accessibility. Studying abroad can be expensive, no doubt, but it doesn’t have…
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It is days before my departure and I can only help, but feel like how I did freshman year when I was packing my bags to leave my hometown for Athens. I feel like I am somehow over-packing, but also not packing enough and mixed with emotions of joy, excitement, anxiety, and the unknown. I…
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The time is finally here! I leave for France tomorrow! Between finals and wrapping up spring semester this trip kind of snuck up on me. Words cannot describe how excited I am for this trip. I am mostly interested in seeing the different forms of agriculture that this trip has to offer. Ever since I began…
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Today marks T-1 day until my flight leaves for Italy, and I am both excited and anxious about the journey that lies ahead of me! Traveling to new countries can also be nerve-racking, especially when you know very little of the native language that they speak. Having never taken Italian in my life, this fear…