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Tomorrow will be the start of a brand new journey for about 15 students and I. We will be departing for Montevideo, Uruguay around lunch. All the possibilities and adventures that await are limitless, and I know I can speak for all of us when I say that it will be an unforgettable experience. Of…
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I had a really great time on the trip. I cant believe the trip went by so fast. I would definitely recommend this trip to someone who is considering going next year. If you do not like lots of meat or cows however, this may not be the trip for you. We saw a lot…
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Well folks, We traded sweet tea for mate, English for Spanish, busy orbit buses for a shuttle equipped with our own driver, Javier, winter for summer, and the bustling Athens scene for rolling hills and Uruguayan countryside, but one thing that didn’t change is that it feels like home here. Choosing to spend my spring…
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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 comparison to the modern dairies…
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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 do it for you. On…
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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 with in Georgia. I am…
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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 the biggest struggle, but between…
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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 agriculture. I have to say…
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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 me that I am so…
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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 that the cattle to human…
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