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  • Places
    • Costa Rica
    • Ecuador
    • Europe
      • France
      • Greece
      • Italy
      • Romania
      • Scotland
      • Spain
    • Uruguay
  • Programs
    • Avian BiologySpend your Maymester studying bird biology in the rainforests, volcanic areas, cloud forests and black sand beaches of Costa Rica. With more than 400 bird species – including parrots, toucans, motmots and hummingbirds – you’ll definitely have something to tweet about this summer. Visit the website.
    • Coffee: From Bean to CupTravel to Costa Rica to partake in this unique opportunity to learn about the horticultural practices and processing involved in coffee production. This program is focused entirely on the challenge and practices of growing, harvesting and processing coffee, the second-most traded commodity on Earth! Visit the website.
    • Culture-Centered Communication and Engagement
    • Youth Engagement in Agriculture
    • Food Production, Culture and the EnvironmentThe program is coordinated through ENSAT (Ecole Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse), which is the National Institute of Agronomy in France. Faculty from ENSAT lead lectures and field trips (taught in English) covering: Dairy and Poultry Production, Biotechnology, Horticulture, Agricultural Economics and Policy, Geomatics, and Winemaking. In addition, there are daily lectures on French language and survival skills, culture and history. Visit the website.
    • The Grand Tour: Art and GardensGain appreciation for the art, literature, history, politics, economics, religion, and topography that shaped the art and gardens of The Grand Tour sites. Influenced by the experiences and legacy of visitors to Italy and France over the centuries, students will write travelogues inspired by their own Grand Tour. Visit the website.
    • Tropical Entomology in Ecuador and the GalápagosThis more-than-two-week short summer session, offered by UGA’s Department of Entomology, allows students to collect samples and photographs of tropical insects while exploring the jungle. Each morning and evening students will hike through various locations on the Galápagos Islands in Ecuador, a tropical country on the equator. The climate and location of the Galápagos Islands provides the perfect environment that led to the development of the Island’s vast and unique plant and animal life. Students of this program have the opportunity to observe a rare example of how biogeographic, evolutionary and ecological influences constituted the flora and fauna of this region. Visit the website.
    • International Agribusiness in Diversified Livestock and Grain ProductionVisit a diverse group of livestock, grain and other agribusinesses during this intense and fun-filled, nine day trip to Uruguay. A sampling of the destinations include: large cow-calf and sheep ranches, grass-fed and organic beef and lamb operations, pasture-based dairies, organic vineyards, organic fruit and vegetable producers, large grain and oilseed producers, international grain-merchandisers and several other firms that you probably won’t find in Georgia. Uruguay Study Abroad Website
    • Viticulture and EnologyThere’s more to wine than choosing the right bottle. Spend your Maymester mastering its finer aspects; and learn about its production, health implications, cultivation and economic impact on Cortona, Italy. Students will stay in a renovated 15th century monastery in the heart of Italian wine culture and share dinners at a local family-run restaurant. Visit the website.
  • Semester
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    • Spring Break
    • Maymester
    • Summer
    • Fall
  • Program type
    • Exchange
    • Faculty-led
    • Internship
  • Informal or Formal?

    Lily Clark

    October 25, 2023

    Along my travels with the CAES “Flowers and Photography” study abroad maymester, we visited Paris, France. On our first full day in Paris, we ventured to two separate towns, the first was Versailles, home of Louis XIV, and the second was Giverny, home of impressionist artist Claude Monet. Versailles was just as I imagined, a…

    Posted in: Europe, Faculty-led, France, Maymester, The Netherlands, Belgium and France: Flowers and Photography
  • First Day at Keukenhof Gardens in the Netherlands!

    Micah Jones

    October 25, 2023

    A nice shot from Keukenhof gardens, just outside Amsterdam in the Netherlands the day we arrived for our Flowers and Photography study abroad trip. I’m not going to lie, this day was a bit rough from around the noon mark onward, as most of us had departed Georgia in the afternoon only to arrive in…

    Posted in: Europe, Faculty-led, Maymester, The Netherlands, Belgium and France: Flowers and Photography
  • Top 5 Best Things that Happened in Spain (in no particular order)

    Alexis Herring

    October 25, 2023

    Pictures!!

    Posted in: Europe, Faculty-led, Food Production, Culture and the Environment, Maymester, Spain
  • Success is more fun when at first you fail

    Averi Childress

    October 25, 2023

    I’ve lived in the city of Pamplona, Spain for just over a month now. I feel like I’m pretty good at doing life here now, but that wasn’t always the case. I’m gonna tell a story of how I epically failed in my first few days here. It was just a trip to the grocery…

    Posted in: Internship, Spain, Summer
  • A Day in the Life- Viticulture Internship in Spain

    Averi Childress

    October 25, 2023

    My abroad experience is an internship with the viticulture department at the Universidad Publica de Navarra in Pamplona, Spain. I’ve been here just over one month so far and I have just under a month to go. I thought it’d be fun to share what a typical work day for me looks like here in…

    Posted in: Internship, Spain, Summer, Uncategorized
  • Claude Monet’s Gardens

    Imani Andwele

    October 25, 2023

    On May 26th, my study abroad group and I traveled to Giverny, France to visit Claude Monet’s gardens and home. This was definitely my favorite part of the Flowers and Photography in Europe Maymester. Plants and art are two of my favorite things, so being able to see Monet’s gardens and home was all very…

    Posted in: Europe, Faculty-led, France, Maymester, The Netherlands, Belgium and France: Flowers and Photography
  • Studying Abroad Initially Not Knowing Anyone Going

    Abigail Glass

    October 25, 2023

    I knew that I would want to study abroad at least once during my time here at UGA because of the amazing opportunities it would unlock for me. Not only would I be able to travel to a place I had never been before to learn at a place other than UGA (no hate, we’re…

    Posted in: Cuba, Faculty-led, Food Security and Sustainability in Cuba’s Economic Transition, Maymester
  • Think you can’t afford to study abroad? Think again

    Abigail Glass

    October 25, 2023

    Studying abroad was something that I always wanted to do from a young age. I would see all of these movies with college students having the time of their life and making new friends in different countries. However, I learned pretty quick that college can be expensive. There’s so much that goes into college from…

    Posted in: Cuba, Faculty-led, Food Security and Sustainability in Cuba’s Economic Transition, Maymester
  • 15 things to know before traveling to Spain

    Camille Jennings

    July 6, 2023

    *Disclaimer: Blog from the perspective of a study abroad student, based on opinions and occurrences.

    Posted in: Faculty-led, Food Production, Culture and the Environment, Maymester, Spain, Uncategorized
  • Application After Application

    Liam Astorga

    July 6, 2023

    Overview of my Application process to Switzerland

    Posted in: Europe, Exchange, Fall
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About this blog

This blog is written by students participating in study abroad programs through the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

Categories

  • Places
    • Costa Rica
    • Ecuador
    • Europe
      • France
      • Greece
      • Italy
      • Romania
      • Scotland
      • Spain
    • Uruguay
  • Programs
    • Avian BiologySpend your Maymester studying bird biology in the rainforests, volcanic areas, cloud forests and black sand beaches of Costa Rica. With more than 400 bird species – including parrots, toucans, motmots and hummingbirds – you’ll definitely have something to tweet about this summer. Visit the website.
    • Coffee: From Bean to CupTravel to Costa Rica to partake in this unique opportunity to learn about the horticultural practices and processing involved in coffee production. This program is focused entirely on the challenge and practices of growing, harvesting and processing coffee, the second-most traded commodity on Earth! Visit the website.
    • Culture-Centered Communication and Engagement
    • Youth Engagement in Agriculture
    • Food Production, Culture and the EnvironmentThe program is coordinated through ENSAT (Ecole Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse), which is the National Institute of Agronomy in France. Faculty from ENSAT lead lectures and field trips (taught in English) covering: Dairy and Poultry Production, Biotechnology, Horticulture, Agricultural Economics and Policy, Geomatics, and Winemaking. In addition, there are daily lectures on French language and survival skills, culture and history. Visit the website.
    • The Grand Tour: Art and GardensGain appreciation for the art, literature, history, politics, economics, religion, and topography that shaped the art and gardens of The Grand Tour sites. Influenced by the experiences and legacy of visitors to Italy and France over the centuries, students will write travelogues inspired by their own Grand Tour. Visit the website.
    • Tropical Entomology in Ecuador and the GalápagosThis more-than-two-week short summer session, offered by UGA’s Department of Entomology, allows students to collect samples and photographs of tropical insects while exploring the jungle. Each morning and evening students will hike through various locations on the Galápagos Islands in Ecuador, a tropical country on the equator. The climate and location of the Galápagos Islands provides the perfect environment that led to the development of the Island’s vast and unique plant and animal life. Students of this program have the opportunity to observe a rare example of how biogeographic, evolutionary and ecological influences constituted the flora and fauna of this region. Visit the website.
    • International Agribusiness in Diversified Livestock and Grain ProductionVisit a diverse group of livestock, grain and other agribusinesses during this intense and fun-filled, nine day trip to Uruguay. A sampling of the destinations include: large cow-calf and sheep ranches, grass-fed and organic beef and lamb operations, pasture-based dairies, organic vineyards, organic fruit and vegetable producers, large grain and oilseed producers, international grain-merchandisers and several other firms that you probably won’t find in Georgia. Uruguay Study Abroad Website
    • Viticulture and EnologyThere’s more to wine than choosing the right bottle. Spend your Maymester mastering its finer aspects; and learn about its production, health implications, cultivation and economic impact on Cortona, Italy. Students will stay in a renovated 15th century monastery in the heart of Italian wine culture and share dinners at a local family-run restaurant. Visit the website.
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    • Spring Break
    • Maymester
    • Summer
    • Fall
  • Program type
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    • Internship
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