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I feel like there is a countdown; A mad rush to the best experience of a life time. I leave for Costa Rica in less than thirty hours. Wow! There is so much to do. I keep going through a mental checklist that lives at the forefront of my mind. Quiz in Agribusiness management- check…
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This is it. The twenty-four hour mark has finally arrived for my anticipated study abroad trip to Costa Rica. At this time tomorrow, I will be boarding a plane with fellow classmates from UGA to travel nearly two thousand miles away to Costa Rica to fully immerse myself in learning about Coffee Production and Technology.…
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At this time tomorrow I will be in Costa Rica! It has been a long wait since I applied for the program several months ago, but the semester has flown by and departure is less than 24 hours away. Planning the final details of any international trip can be stressful, but thankfully CAES has done…
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It is less than a day before I head off to Costa Rica and I have nothing packed. I’ve only ever traveled out of the country once when I was twelve and my mom did my packing for me, so I don’t consider myself a professional international packer. What’s the weather going to be like?…
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As the summer comes to a close and we begin a new school year, we’d like to take a minute to say welcome back to all of our AgDawgs who traveled abroad this summer. Whether you were on a study abroad program, internship or volunteering abroad, we’re thrilled that you took advantage of the opportunity to grow both…
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It’s been about a month since I’ve arrived back in my hometown from Ireland, the last country on our tour. However, I still find myself thinking daily about the time I spent there, and not because I’ve been working on a big journal assignment ever since either. When I go to the park to run, when…
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The Cortona 2015 Viticulture and Enology Study Abroad program ended on June 2nd. Time in Cortona flew very fast. I wanted to stay one more week to taste more wines and visit more wineries. I think I will miss everything I have done in Cortona. I will miss the sensory labs, eating delicious sandwiches in…
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My semester at ETH Zürich finished up in the beginning of June and my time in Europe is (unfortunately) coming to an end. I had a very positive experience at ETH. My classes were very challenging and the professors came from a variety of disciplines and I found them to be very engaging in lectures.…
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Now that I am back home, all my friends (and my mom) want me to try their wines and teach them all that I learned in Italy. I must say, it’s not a bad thing to come home to. I can explain the difference between acidity and tannins, and can describe a multitude of shades…
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After I and the UGA students had arrived in Rome, we headed to Cortona where our campus is located. At the Kehoe center, I saw the beautiful Cortona view. The view was amazing, and I was speechless for seconds. In addition, the whole city was like a medieval age city because of elegant and classic…
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