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Before leaving for Scotland, I had only had one other experience in Europe. This previous experience was 4 years ago, and similar to the trip we had this spring break, was 10 days in length. Because of this, my expectations for the trip varied from other students that I knew would be headed to Scotland…
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One of my favorite memories from my exchange was the time when my friends and I rented a car and took a road trip to central Switzerland at the end of November. There were five of us total: three girls from the Netherlands, a fellow American, and myself. The drive to Andermatt from Zurich is…
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I am a few days away from embarking on my five-month long adventure in Europe! I will be an exchange student at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (otherwise known as ETH Zürich) in Zürich, Switzerland for the fall 2018 semester. This will be my last semester of classes for my undergraduate Environmental Economics &…
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The time difference was a major transition to get back to. Plus, the food. I loved being abroad, but let’s face it. Nothing can beat Chick-fil-A! I have talked to a lot of my fellow education majors, and trying to explain the difference in school systems, and explain how Troqueer runs throughout the day, it…
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Dumfries, Scotland is the small town that we taught our lessons in. Each day, we walked from our hotel to Troqueer Primary School bundled up just enough that as soon as we stepped foot in the school, we started sweating. Our first day in Dumfries we spent inside the school observing classrooms and getting a…
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I’m sorry, what? I know I wasn’t the only one thinking it, but holy cow! He wants us to pack 10 days worth of outfits into a hiking bag? That was the first anxiety and fear that hit me when I was sitting in our Scotland class talking about the trip. Dr. Rubenstein had mentioned…
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The past eight days have been nothing short of amazing! We started out the week by getting to see the capital city, Montevideo, for a few days. We saw open air food markets, beautiful sandy beaches, and different historical monuments. We then hit the road to start farm tours. Our first stops were a large…
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Once I came back to the United States, I realized how much fun I had and it hit that I could finally say that I’ve traveled. As I reflect on my time overseas, I realized that I took away two main things. First, meals are social times whether it be breakfast or a midday snack.…
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Travelling internationally for the first time was an experience of a life time. Everything about Uruguay was completely different than what I was used to! The topography and architecture was breathtaking within the cities. Since the country is so small, everyone knew each other, even when we traveled to different sides of the country. The…
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I’ve been home from Uruguay for about two weeks, and goodness do I miss it! I know it sounds cliche, but this trip truly changed my life. Even now I still can’t stop mentioning my experiences and how beautiful the country was. I am sure that for years to come, I will continue sharing about…
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