Summer
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Before going on my study abroad, everyone I told about my trip told me “you’re about to change your life”. I never really understood what they meant by that before but as I reflect on my trip, I can truly say that studying abroad has changed my life. Before embarking on this trip, I was…
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When arriving back in London towards the end of our study abroad program, we had the opportunity to explore places in the capital city in small groups. Since I was staying longer after our study abroad to do some solo traveling in Europe, I was excited to see how well I navigated a big city…
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Exploring the Isle of Skye in the Scottish Highlands was by far one of my favorite experiences of our study abroad program. Dr. Rubenstein had told us while preparing for our trip that the Isle of Skye is one of the most picturesque places in the world, so naturally I looked up some pictures of…
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Morocco was not the only study abroad I was able to participate in this summer. I also had the opportunity to do the Scotland: Youth Engagement in Agriculture. The Morocco study abroad program ran from May 14 to 28, and the Scotland program ran from June 4 to the 18. The couple of days in…
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Having those days alone gave me a lot of time to think, but it also made me very happy to rejoin everyone else in Edinburgh when I was finally able to. It was almost surreal, being dragged back into the adventure after the sudden calm, and organizing my return journey was a good experience. Arriving…
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Other than the food (which is always one of my favorite things to do throughout the day), I really enjoyed talking with the young farmer today and touring his farm. An identity that stood out to me today within Moroccon culture was their support for the community. As he shared his experience as a younger farmer and…
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Now that I have returned home from my trip to Scotland and the United Kingdom, I can say without a doubt that my absolute favorite moment was seeing Stonehenge. Before leaving, several people had described it as “just a big pile of rocks.” I was apprehensive about visiting because while I have always wanted to…
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The first week of our journey to Scotland and the United Kingdom primarily focused on the required teaching component of the trip. After arriving in and touring London for about a day, we headed north to a small town in Scotland called Dumfries. We were to stay here for about a week and teach at…
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I have been abroad four times in my life, twice while in high school – almost ten years ago! – and twice in the past two months. While packing for this fourth go-around, a study abroad to Scotland, I recalled the first time I traveled out of the country: I was headed to France to…
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I had never been out of the United States, so everything from flying alone to having limited phone service was new to me. We started out in the city and came just at the beginning of wet season so there was no avoiding getting soaked throughout the trip. That was when I really appreciated my…