Now that I’ve settled into my courses and everyday life, Sydney has started to feel more and more like home. My “day in the life” here is very similar to that at home in the sense that I get up, eat breakfast, go to class for a few hours each day, maybe study at the …
Continue reading "Settling into Sydney life"Hi everyone! My name is Chloe Cushing and I’m currently a junior studying abroad in Sydney, Australia. When deciding on a location, I ultimately chose the University of New South Wales (UNSW) because I could take classes for my Finance and MSI concentrations and my International Studies minor. Also, UNSW has a similar start and …
Continue reading "Blog Post #1"Hello again. You might be wondering why this post is happening. Perhaps thinking something along the lines of “isn’t this chick supposed to be in Antarctica right now???” Well. Have I got a story for you. Picture this: you have been waiting a whole year for your first abroad experience ever. Despite covid still happening, …
Continue reading "How An Old Lady and A Shower Derailed My Dreams"Hello again everyone! It’s been two weeks since my last update and I feel like time has flown by – I almost forgot I had to write another one of these, since it feels like just yesterday I was doing the last one! I’ve been having a lot of fun celebrating people’s birthdays, having asado …
Continue reading "The One Where I Strangle a Chicken and Snuggle a Penguin"Well. I don’t even know where to start. So much has happened since I wrote my last post. I have gone on a road trip for a field expedition to study microplastics and local conservation efforts in Rio Grande; launched a weather balloon from the airport meteorological station to measure the amount of ozone in …
Continue reading "Life Hack: When Your Mom Tells You to Pack T-Shirts, Do It"Well. I don’t even know where to start. So much has happened since I wrote my last post. I have gone on a road trip for a field expedition to study microplastics and local conservation efforts in Rio Grande; launched a weather balloon from the airport meteorological station to measure the amount of ozone in …
Continue reading "Life Hack: When Your Mom Tells You to Pack T-Shirts, Do It"It felt like my world had already ended the day before, when my flights got canceled on the day I was supposed to fly with the rest of the kids in the program. Cue the frantic rescheduling and fear of missing out. But anyway. Deep breaths. Today, I’m literally at the end of the world. …
Continue reading "Today I Go to the End of the World"I am already missing my time in Copenhagen. The last week was filled with more unforgettable memories although it was exam week. Being in the states for a while now has allowed me to reflect on these memories. For our last field trip we went to an apartment complex called 8-talia which embodies a healthy …
Continue reading "Blog 3"Hi all, the third week is complete, and I am about to start my last week in Copenhagen. This week was probably the most fun and educational week of my time here. Everyone in my group has gotten so close and we have shared so many bonding experiences this week. In terms of me adjusting …
Continue reading "Blog 2"Hello from Copenhagen, Denmark! My name is Sara Patel and I am a rising junior majoring in Biology and minoring in Medical Humanities here at Boston College. This summer I am taking a 4 week course entitled Public Health in a Global Society in Copenhagen! Over this month I am going to share my experiences …
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