This week has been amazing so far! We have toured mostly dairy and beef operations up until now. It was very interesting to see the way that dairies are operated in Uruguay. With the exception of the calves, the animals are raised only on grass. This is much different in…
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During the week we all spent in Uruguay we had a few meals where we were on our own and we could go eat where ever we wanted. This also meant that you had to order your food on your own, unlike the other meals where Bruno was there to…
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This has been a great week so far. We have met several great people on the trip who have openly welcomed us to visit their operations. It has been interesting to see the diversity between the types of farms and compare the similarities and differences from what I am familiar…
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This week has already been an experience I will never forget. Touring the capital of Uruguay, trying interesting foods, visiting one of the national agriculture experiment stations, and touring beef, dairy, and sheep operations has filled our time here during this study abroad trip. Picking up on Spanish has been…
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I cannot believe that the week is almost up already! I don’t want to leave! This country is so beautiful and the people are so passionate about agriculture. It is so refreshing. So far we have gone to a lot of different places and have seen many different types of…
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The eastern most cliff on the eastern most Uruguayan city of Punta del Este provides a view both beautiful and terrifying. With the waves crashing on the sharp rocks below, I felt exhilarated. I wasn’t scared, not really. I was in awe. Views like the one I saw today remind…
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Beef: it’s what’s for dinner. And by that I mean every dinner. Coming from a place that is the top broiler producing state in the country, it was a big surprise seeing the amount of beef that the people of Uruguay consume each day. We learned our first day here…
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My name is Chloe’ Boullon and I am senior at UGA majoring in Animal Science. I’m originally from Braselton, GA and have a passion for international travels. I applied for the Uruguay trip in the fall semester and was accepted to the program in December. What caught my eye about…
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I’m excited to travel to Uruguay. I am anxious to observe how the beef industry operates there. I feel like this study abroad program will help me understand agriculture outside of U.S. agriculture and then utilize the knowledge learned into future careers.
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