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My name is Avery Kanemasu, and I am a rising senior at the University of Georgia, majoring in Biological Sciences. I wanted to participate in the Spain: Food Production, Culture, and the Environment Maymester to broaden my worldview by experiencing Spanish culture firsthand. Through the exploration of southern Spain, I learned more about the various…
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Most of my time in Cuba was spent in Havana, the capital. But we spent a night in a region about three hours from the city called Viñales. It was absolutely beautiful! Before we got into the town area, we made a few stops. The first was at a tobacco farm where the farmer showed…
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Most people know about all of the cars in Cuba. Driving down any street you can always spot old American cars made in the 50s and 60s- its quite a sight! In addition to all of the old American cars are a good number of old cars from the Soviet Union. Those ones are kind…
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During our time in Cuba we stayed in casas particulares with Cuban families. Two other girls from UGA and I stayed in Casa Carmen with Carmen, her son Angel and his wife, and their 10 year old son Angel and five year old daughter Sofia. It was cool to experience a little part of everyday…
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During this unique program, I had the opportunity to learn more about the modern and traditional food production practices of Spain as well as experience traditional Spanish dishes. For instance, we visited a Jamivi Iberian Pork farm in Granada, Spain. The farm was family-owned, and the daughter-in-law and one of the brothers gave us a…
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March 6th For our trip this weekend, my friends and I arranged a day excursion to St. Gallen, a town in eastern Switzerland that is famous for its medieval monastic abbey library, Baroque-style churches, and textile museum. We spent our morning exploring the St. Gallen Abbey cathedral, which boasted breathtaking ceiling frescoes in the rotunda…
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February 15th This weekend I took my first weekend trip with my friends to the nearby city of Konstanz that is right on the German border with Switzerland. The first thing I would recommend to any student studying in Switzerland who is planning any kind of travel by train is to purchase a half fare…
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January 31st My name is Vivian Yang and I am currently a senior studying food science at UGA! After a fall semester of hard work that went into preparing to study abroad, I am so excited to finally begin my time in Zurich and I look forward to sharing some of my most memorable experiences…
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In the U.S., cars have become an essential item. Even people in poverty prioritize having a car in order to get everywhere. Some people even choose to buy RVs or buses to travel and live in. It has become a way of life, and it has even become a common gift. Shows such as “My…
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For the last few years, I have struggled to go out to eat or even shop in grocery stores, for while I have always been vegetarian, I made the leap to vegan a couple of years ago. Luckily, the United States is known for variety, and many more vegan options have become popular for me.…
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