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Hey all! My name is Robert Jones and I’m a super senior in the agriculture education program! This is my final semester and and I am so excited for life post grad! The study abroad trip to Costa Rica is equally thrilling and terrifying in that I have a strong sense of adventure, but have…
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Hi everyone! My name is Tori Foody and I am a fourth year student at the University of Georgia. I am studying Food Science and look forward to graduating this upcoming May. This past summer I had the opportunity to intern at 1000 Faces Coffee in Athens, GA. I was able to get an understanding…
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I feel like there is a countdown; A mad rush to the best experience of a life time. I leave for Costa Rica in less than thirty hours. Wow! There is so much to do. I keep going through a mental checklist that lives at the forefront of my mind. Quiz in Agribusiness management- check…
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This is it. The twenty-four hour mark has finally arrived for my anticipated study abroad trip to Costa Rica. At this time tomorrow, I will be boarding a plane with fellow classmates from UGA to travel nearly two thousand miles away to Costa Rica to fully immerse myself in learning about Coffee Production and Technology.…
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As the summer comes to a close and we begin a new school year, we’d like to take a minute to say welcome back to all of our AgDawgs who traveled abroad this summer. Whether you were on a study abroad program, internship or volunteering abroad, we’re thrilled that you took advantage of the opportunity to grow both…
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It’s been about a month since I’ve arrived back in my hometown from Ireland, the last country on our tour. However, I still find myself thinking daily about the time I spent there, and not because I’ve been working on a big journal assignment ever since either. When I go to the park to run, when…
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My semester at ETH Zürich finished up in the beginning of June and my time in Europe is (unfortunately) coming to an end. I had a very positive experience at ETH. My classes were very challenging and the professors came from a variety of disciplines and I found them to be very engaging in lectures.…
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Now that I am back home, all my friends (and my mom) want me to try their wines and teach them all that I learned in Italy. I must say, it’s not a bad thing to come home to. I can explain the difference between acidity and tannins, and can describe a multitude of shades…
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It happened – I’m that guy. I swirl my reds and check for reduced or oxidized aromas. I decant, I airate, I chill. I don’t spit because that’s too French, but I might use some ortho and retro-nasal breathing to detect aromas. I arrange my wines by tannin strengths and ask about fermentation processes in…
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As one of our free weekend trips, we decided to travel to Ponza, an Island in the Tyranian Sea. If you have the chance to travel there, I definitely recommend it. Ponza is a small island, about 5 miles long and 1.5 miles wide. The ocean surrounding it is a beautiful turquoise color, and is…