Spring Break
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Well, that’s a wrap! The group got back from Uruguay five days ago. I can easily say that going to Uruguay was one of the best experiences of my life. I am not sure I can even put into words how great of a trip it was but I will definitely try. At the beginning…
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What a week it has been. It has had its ups and downs, with more ups than downs. I got to experience a completely different culture, education system, and agricultural system. At the beginning of the week, I didn’t know what to expect and it was nothing that I thought it was going to be.…
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Taken from a reflection written on March 6, 2017. My most memorable experience today was touring the University of Glasgow Dumfries campus and Troqueer Primary School. I’ve spent my entire life surrounded by education and have always considered myself someone who knows a lot about different aspects of education, but today I learned even more.…
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Written March 3, 2017 I’m on the plane! This is my 3rd time leaving the country, but my first time flying across the ocean. I’m excited and nervous and happy and sad all at the same time. I’m excited for this experience- from developing deeper relationships with my classmates, to seeing new places, to teaching…
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We are getting close to time for my first trip out of the country. I’ve noticed over the past few days I’ve been becoming more nervous about the trip. I’m anxious to get there and learn more about the culture and more of the agriculture industry while abroad. I look forward to using the knowledge…
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286. I have spent the majority of my life in the same 286 square miles. My parents, sister, and I lived on 13 acres of land, surrounded by forest, pastures, and chicken houses. I thought the community was large growing up, but compared to what I know now, it is considered a small community. I graduated…
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Journal Entry, written on March 8, 2016: Today amazed me about Scotland and the culture surrounding it. We sat down with the Pupil Voice Groups from both the Food Production and the Wildlife categories. The kids were so energetic and were so curious about us Americans. They had many different questions about dinosaurs, to temperatures, to Florida and…
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Journal written on Saturday, March 12, 2016: There is a part of me that wishes I could go back and just replay this week, over and over and over again. There is also a part of me that wishes we just had more time- more time to make a difference, more time to change peoples’ lives…
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To you: Going abroad is for thrill seekers, adventure catching people who have completely and utterly lost it. Well, I guess I lost it because I came- I saw- and I conquered Dumfries, Scotland. Whenever I called my parents and told them about going to Scotland, they were a little confused and wondered why because…