Semester
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I am a few days away from embarking on my five-month long adventure in Europe! I will be an exchange student at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (otherwise known as ETH Zürich) in Zürich, Switzerland for the fall 2018 semester. This will be my last semester of classes for my undergraduate Environmental Economics &…
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The time difference was a major transition to get back to. Plus, the food. I loved being abroad, but let’s face it. Nothing can beat Chick-fil-A! I have talked to a lot of my fellow education majors, and trying to explain the difference in school systems, and explain how Troqueer runs throughout the day, it…
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Dumfries, Scotland is the small town that we taught our lessons in. Each day, we walked from our hotel to Troqueer Primary School bundled up just enough that as soon as we stepped foot in the school, we started sweating. Our first day in Dumfries we spent inside the school observing classrooms and getting a…
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I’m sorry, what? I know I wasn’t the only one thinking it, but holy cow! He wants us to pack 10 days worth of outfits into a hiking bag? That was the first anxiety and fear that hit me when I was sitting in our Scotland class talking about the trip. Dr. Rubenstein had mentioned…
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The past eight days have been nothing short of amazing! We started out the week by getting to see the capital city, Montevideo, for a few days. We saw open air food markets, beautiful sandy beaches, and different historical monuments. We then hit the road to start farm tours. Our first stops were a large…
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Once I came back to the United States, I realized how much fun I had and it hit that I could finally say that I’ve traveled. As I reflect on my time overseas, I realized that I took away two main things. First, meals are social times whether it be breakfast or a midday snack.…
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This week has been amazing! We’ve been able to explore so much of the capital city and many of the farms! So far, we have been to a rice farm, beef cattle farm, and dairy farm. The farmers were very kind and willing to delve into their finances so that we could get a…
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I am finally home from Uruguay after a jam-packed and incredible 9 days! I experienced a lot of things and a lot of firsts. I experienced my first plane ride, tried so many new foods, and I made some incredible new friends and memories. Upon my arrival back to the states, I visited Raising Canes…
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Oh Uruguay, My Uruguay… I hate to leave you now, Your shore is covered in golden sand, and the people there kind, The end is near, the airport I fear, the students all exhausted. Not quite Walt Whitman, but you get the drift. Studying abroad in Uruguay will forever be one of the best opportunities…
