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While visiting Spain on my Maymester “Food, Culture and the Environment” trip I was able to notice a fair amount of differences between the Spanish and America cultures as well as the agriculture. I will say we only visited small scale and more family-owned farms in Spain and I feel that has to do with…
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After attending a study abroad information session at my first-year orientation in the summer of 2022, I knew right away I wanted to go abroad for the maymester to end freshman year as I love to travel and learn about new cultures. However, figuring out where I wanted to go out of the countless locations…
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While my career goals are not teaching oriented, nor had I ever taught before, on the CAES Youth Engagement in Agriculture Scotland study abroad trip I had the opportunity to teach students at Troqueer Primary School, Dumfries Academy, and Laurieknowe Primary School about forensics. Prior to departure for this trip, our group was assigned the…
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When people think of Spain they think of things like tapas and sangria. Much like it is in America, tourists may not think about where the Iberian ham in their tapas came from, or the pride and care put into growing the fruits and vegetables that are in their meals. Through the Spain Food Production…
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When traveling to Spain, Spanish food is probably one of the things most people look forward to. From extra virgin olive oil produced just miles from Granada, and fresh seafood coming in from the coast, the quality and pride surrounding Spanish food is no joke. While abroad during my Spain Food Production and the Environment…
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My trip continued to the lovely country of France. This part of my trip was the very best part! At this point, I was comfortable enough with my friends and exploring unfamiliar places that I did not feel nervous. Our first day in France, we traveled to the outskirts to visit Versailles and Giverny. Versailles…
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One of our adventures was to Belgium, where we visited Antwerp, Bruges, and Brussels. Antwerp was amazing because of the architecture and old castles that surrounded the city center. I even got to have an infamous Belgian waffle. It was interesting because it was a savory waffle, with bacon cheese, and lettuce. I loved it!…
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With inspiration from Guy Fieri, this is my attempt to make a comprehensive list of everywhere we ate in Spain. The food was overall so delectable and very unique, but it did make me miss American fast food (just a little)! Iberostar Las Letras Gran ViaThis was our very first dinner, and it was very…
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This Maymester, I participated in the Spain: Food Production, Culture, and the Environment study. It was incredible, and I would highly recommend it! While we were there, a few major differences in culture that I had not expected stuck out to me. The first and perhaps most shocking thing to me was how carefree the…
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Last May, I had a layover in Amsterdam while traveling home from two weeks abroad in Greece with CAES. I can remember flying in and seeing lucious fields of grass and tulips from above. Amongst them were little sectors of homes that looked almost like gingerbread houses. With the landscape looking entirely different from that…
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