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Teaching at a primary school was such an eye-opening experience for me because I never realized how difficult it is to teach such a young group of people things that seem like common knowledge to people our age. My group taught them about food chains. Even though we had lesson plans, the worksheets we had…
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From the moment I was accepted to the University of Georgia four years ago, I had always dreamt of studying abroad. In my mind, it was a once in a lifetime opportunity, something every college student should participate in, and a coming of age experience. It was finally during my junior year that I decided…
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Today marks my 11th day in self isolation, and let me tell you how boring not leaving the house has been. Its a good thing I’ve had my coursework to keep me company! Contrary to my initial thoughts about my program cancellation, all of my classes at ETH have gone online and I can continue…
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As I headed to the airport with my parents, I naturally had some travel jitters but was very excited for the trip that was ahead of me! Once we landed and made it through customs, we met our gracious host, Bruno. Bruno had taken the time to memorize all of our faces with our names before…
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One thing that perplexed me on this trip to Uruguay was the fact that the government had placed “zone restrictions” on this one farmers land. When I think of zoning restrictions in the United States or in Georgia, I think of the zones that state if it is for agricultural purposes, residential purposes, if you…
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If you know anything about me, you probably know that I’m a big planner. All of my lesson plans, school calendars, homework assignments, and even journals are color-coded and well organized. So today we found out that we aren’t able to see the school before we teach, so walking into this place tomorrow makes me…
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Going into this trip I really am trying to not have any preset notions about what we’re going to experience. I think my focus is going to be absorbed every second but I want to learn what can while I’m there. I have no idea when or if I will ever be back to this…
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Day one of going to the school: These kids are the cutest! Teaching today was absolute dream. I remember being nervous walking in and hoping things would go well. I was hoping the kids would like me or praying that they would understand the material, but each of them surprised me in such…
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On the very last day of our trip we all went to Alto de La Ballena, a vineyard in Uruguay. The owner, Paula Pivel, greeted us along with her daughter and two dogs. She told us that the vineyard was built on Sierra de la Ballena or The Whale Hills. She lost her job at…
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Our plane left Atlanta on a Friday evening. The flight lasted all night and we finally arrived in London around 8 AM, but it felt like 2 AM for us. Although I was exhausted, it did not matter. I was excited and ready to go. The first day of our trip was spent exploring the…