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Here are a few of the last photos I took while we were in Punta Del Este, Uruguay. It was our last stop on the trip, and I have to admit I was kind of sad to be heading back to Montevideo to board our departing flight. During my time in Uruguay, I had seen…
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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…
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As I look back at the wonderful week we spent in Uruguay, I realize just how much we truly were able to experience and learn from another culture. While we learned invaluable lessons about agriculture and production techniques at different beef, dairy and sheep operations, we also learned life lessons as well. Below is a…
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New Adventures To be completely honest, studying abroad had never really occurred to me. Normally, I am quite the home-body and don’t like to venture too far out of my cultural comfort zone. I went to Colorado for eight days this past summer, and that was even a little tough for me to adjust to. Long…
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Last semester in one of my classes, someone from the CAES Study Abroad office came to speak. As she was talking about the different trips that were offered, I began thinking that it would be so much fun to go on one of the trips. I started to ask around about which trip would be…
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A day out from leaving for the Uruguay study abroad trip and I can’t sleep a wink. Thousands of questions are running through my head… “Will I get lost in the airport? Should I have stayed home for spring break? What if I have problems with my passport? Did I pack enough of the right…
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My experience in Scotland has made me extremely excited to see the world in the future. I’ve always wanted to travel abroad, but I never really thought it was an option for me. There was always something holding me back, such as money or being afraid to travel alone or not having time to fit…