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It’s kinda funny that sometimes you have to travel across the world in order to really find yourself and meet great people who actually live so close to you. One of the best things about the trip was definitely the chance to create friendships with people that I probably would not have know otherwise. I…
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I am so excited to travel to Germany! I’ve googled pictures, looked at maps, read all about the culture, and practiced some of the language. I have prepared myself for months before my trip. I’ve answered every email, completed every necessary task, predicted how each day will go, even made a to-do list of what…
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Less than a week until my departure to Uruguay. It hasn’t really hit me that I am headed to Uruguay for spring break. Spring break was a distant thought for a long time until now that it’s pretty much here. If you would have asked me a year ago where I would be headed for…
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Two years ago I was challenged by a friend to physically write down (pen to paper) my bucket list. Yeah, I had always had an idea of what I dreamt of, places I wanted to go, things that were “must do” items in my brain, but physically writing things out had not yet happened. So…
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Looking at my passport and realizing that in just two days I’ll be having it examined as I fly out of the United States and toward Uruguay is such an exciting feeling! On Friday, I will be embarking on my chosen study abroad program, the Economics of Grass-fed Beef Production in Uruguay. This trip presents…
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This past summer, I had the opportunity to attend a leadership conference in Indianapolis. When preparing to leave for this trip, I realized that the flight to Indy would be my first time flying. Although Indy might not have been the most exciting destination for my first flight, this trip brought it to my attention…
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As with every new adventure that I take in life, there are usually uncertainties to follow. While I have never flown or traveled outside the country, I find myself both excited and nervous at the same time. Currently, it has not set in that I am about to travel to a place that is more…
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When I was a little kid, l remember listening to the radio with my Aunt Tammy in her 1995 Chevy Trailblazer, and asking her what was the meaning behind the lyrics of different songs. We would jam out to artists like The Script, Yolanda Adams, and Brittney Spears, which clearly shows our diverse music taste.…
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Hi, my name is Rance Paxton. I’m a graduate student in the college of agriculture. I heard about this study abroad course from a classmate that took it last year. I’m most interested in learning about the coffee supply chain. As of now, I’m only a consumer of coffee and know little else about the…