agdawgsabroad
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The main reason I signed up for this trip was to get the experience of teaching in a different country, but the part of it that excited me the most was the fact that I’d be spending a lot of time traveling all around Scotland. On the second day in the UK, we were scheduled […]
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When I first applied for the opportunity to study abroad in Scotland, I was very excited to know that part of the trip would involve teaching at a primary school. Considering that my major is Agricultural Education, I love teaching others, especially about topics relating to the agriculture industry. Needless to say, I thought that […]
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I obviously can’t go on a study abroad about chocolate and not talk about chocolate! The purpose of our trip was to learn about the science, history and culture of chocolate. We visited multiple different types of cacao farms, chocolate production factories, we lectured on every part of the process of turning a cacao bean […]
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If you clicked on this blog post to find the answer to that question, look no further than Las Terrazas which is located near Pinar del Río. Las Terrazas is a small community that focuses on sustainability and the public health of community members in that town. Visitors to this area can not only stay […]
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When I was getting ready for my study abroad to Costa Rica, I was thinking about the fellow students that I would be going with and expected that I would probably make some friendships. I was hoping that the group would be fun, nice, and we would all enjoy our experience together. However, one thing […]
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Mark Twain said it best – Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. Study abroad in Uruguay is […]
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From hiking in the beautiful rainforests to swimming in huge waterfalls, there were so many great moments on my trip to Costa Rica with Avian Biology. However, there are two moments that stick out to me the most. The first moment was in a cloud forest in a place called Monteverde which means green mountain. […]
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I took a few pictures of the airport in Miami, where our connecting flight to Montevideo, Uruguay was boarding. I remember looking out the window at the airplanes and thinking how I couldn’t believe that I was going to Uruguay! I had never been outside the U.S. and was excited to travel to South America. […]
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It was exciting to come home to sweet tea and chicken. While being back home has been great, I still miss parts of Uruguay. Leaving was hard, especially leaving all the great people that we met and grew close to over the week. I look back at the week that I had, and remember how […]
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The small country of Uruguay was beautiful and full of agriculture. We began our week just traveling and touring the capital city, Movtivedo. Montivedo is where most of the people in the country live. After getting accustomed to the time change and the new location, it was time to visit some farms. The first day […]