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Goodbye America… Those are the two words I never thought I would say less than 365 days ago. It seems like just yesterday I was a classic case of the student who really wanted to study abroad, but did not think they had the means to do so. But yet, with the help of…
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After 3 days of teaching and being in a primary (elementary) school in Scotland, I can definitely say that I grew my skills in way more than just teaching. This experience helped me to gain so many skills that I never expected to gain. Tolerance- If this trip taught me anything, it certainly taught me…
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As I stepped off the plane into a completely foreign airport, I couldn’t help but look around at all the signs that said “Welcome to London!” It seemed as if I had just stepped into a dream. It seemed like just moments ago I had stepped onto a plane in Atlanta, eaten dinner, and fallen…
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Spending the Afternoon at the Paraiso ranch was the highlight of my trip. We arrived at the 10,000-acre cattle ranch on Wednesday afternoon. We started the tour by listening to Mr. Jose tell about his operation and talk about the numbers. The Paraiso ranch consists of 6,624 acres of natural fields, 1740 acres of sowed…
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After an excellent couple of days in Montevideo, we travel four hours North East to Treinta Y Tres, Uruguay. Treinta Y Tres is a very rural town with a population of approximately 25,000. We arrived at Los Tilos Angus on Tuesday afternoon and started out learning some background about the farm. Los Tilos is a…
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I was very excited about my study abroad trip to Uruguay. However, I was slightly nervous due to the circumstances regarding covid-19. I made it through security and was anxiously waiting at the gate for my flight. Our flight consisted of an hour and a half flight to Miami and a nine-hour flight to Montevideo.…
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It was very interesting to see how, although the farms were within a small country and produced the same products, each farm had different management tactics depending on their necessities. We mostly focused on beef cattle production, but we also learned about rice and dairy production. In Los Tilos, we learned about masiegas, which is…
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On the last full day in the U.K. we were able to visit London. As a consequence of being our last day studying abroad and the last day of spring break, it was hard not to be a little bit sad. As another consequence of it being the last day, I was pretty tired. My…
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In the last post I talked about the role that differences played in my own experience abroad. There are some differences that took some time getting used to, and some that I am still not used to. I am still not accustomed to listening to a Scottish accent, and I may never be. It’s still…
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As I prepared to teach I was not prepared to be taught so much. Almost all of my preparation for traveling to Scotland, outside of packing, was preparing to teach to primary students. It didn’t occur to me that I would be learning so much myself. I did expect that I would learn something of…
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