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2 weeks n counting....

Hi, my name is Bethany and I am going to Edinburgh, Scotland for the fall semester of 2010.

Woo-Hoo! I'm so excited!! It won't be long now before I leave the States for the first time in three years. I get to ride another plane and start a new adventure! I have a few more things here in the States to do, but not many... the list of Things To Do is growing shorter each day. That in and of itself is exciting!

Well, will write more... thanks for taking the time to read this!
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Added by Bethany Pickering on August 25, 2010 at 12:35am — No Comments

Going to University of Essex

Hi everyone I am going to the University of Essex in Colchester next year, is anyone going for either a semester or academic year? Continue

Added by Jessica Zimmer on July 27, 2010 at 1:33pm — No Comments

Liberia, Costa Rica

The first day I experienced the worst thunderstorm of my life! The thunder was terrifyingly loud and sounded as if the sky was ripping apart. This type of storm, we were later told, is not a typical occurrence. It thundered from 3 in the afternoon until about 7 and rained more after that. There were leaves knocked out of trees and puddles of water everywhere. Well, I guess we’re all going to get the dengue fever (pronounced ‘dang’ in American English).
Day two we walked about 1.5 km to a uni… Continue

Added by Alexa Harrison on July 13, 2010 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Getting ready for a year away from home

Hey everybody,

There has been a lot of pressure put on me to start a blog (I'm not too sure why anyone would want to know so much about my adventures but I'll give it a shot). I decided it might not be too bad of an idea to blog as a cop-out for keeping a journal, which I have tried to do numerous times in the past dating all the way back to 3rd grade. I never get beyond 5 entries before it tends to trail off and die. I am hopeful that this will be a little bit more successf

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Added by Julia R Amundson on July 8, 2010 at 12:30am — No Comments

It's Almost Time

I had to refrain from putting "This many more days until I leave for CR!" as the title because

1) I know when I'm leaving and I know i can count the days on my fingers.

2) I am not at all packed and don't want to admit how few days i have to cram four 1/2 months worth of stuff in a suitecase without exceeding 70lbs

3) I hate countdowns. It's just one of those things. I know when the exciting

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Added by Alexa Harrison on July 4, 2010 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Haven't done this in QUITE a while...

... but I'm sure it's fine. Probs nobody is reading this anyway. :) Imma continue to just journal on my own and post picture on facebook (if you're bored and want to check out the last week and a half of my Argentine adventures!!!).

Que lindo!!!!

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Added by Rachel Peterson on June 29, 2010 at 6:40pm — No Comments

To The land of Maoris

New Zealand Travel Diary: Entry 1

When Che Guevara looked at the Incan ruins in Peru, he was angered by the brutality of Spanish conquerors who had annihilated a rich Incan civilization.

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Added by Puru Shah on June 26, 2010 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Eric Fournier Receives Academic Award from University of Edinburgh!

IFSA-Butler is proud to announce that Eric Fournier, a Tufts University student, is a recipient of the University of Edinburgh's 2010 Morgan Stanley Award for Academic Excellence. The prize is awarded to the top Economics students at the University of Edinburgh and includes a cash prize!

Needless to say, we are impressed by and proud of Eric's hard work and academic excellence! We wish him much success in his future endeavors!… Continue

Added by Lisa Burg on June 18, 2010 at 9:11am — No Comments

visiting Caral, the oldest civilization in the Americas!

This past weekend we visited Caral, the oldest civilization in the Americas that goes back 5 thousands years!! Making it the third civilization in the world (after Mesopotamia and Egypt). Here we are at one of the main pyramids.

Have you seen the size of this corn?? Here it is called "choclo"

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Added by Laura Balbuena on June 8, 2010 at 7:23pm — No Comments

Goin' to el Teatro!!!

So excited to go see my first OPERA!!!! And it's in Italian... in a mainly Spanish-speaking country! (At Teatro Colon en el lindo Buenos Aires!!!)

Some of us went to a rugby game in los suburbios yesterday, via train (it's fun to ride public transit!...). It's really gorgeous out there in the suburbs... lots more grass than here in the city. And so many ninos! (kids). There was one little 2-year-old playing by where I was sitting. He was adorable, and for some reason, he was

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Added by Rachel Peterson on June 6, 2010 at 11:38am — No Comments

Vino, amigos, y edificios lindos

Having a grand old time here in BA! Even something as simple as going out for drinks with some friends is so much fun.... since there's no pressure to 'get smashed' (or any other form of the word drunk). It's so strange to be able to drink in a bar... I like it!

Of course though, things can't happen without adventure... today my friend Jean and I were meeting some people at Oasis, a bar on Santa Fe y Callao (yeah there's a mix of Portuguese, French, Spanish, Italian, etc, in

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Added by Rachel Peterson on June 5, 2010 at 2:00am — No Comments

Catching on...

So. Been here for 6 dias now.... and feeling GREAT!!!!! I just LOVE being here. Mi familia is fantastic, I have my host parents, 2 younger host brothers, and the 2 college-age guys who rent out rooms in the very beautiful apartmento in the barrio (neighborhood) de Almagro.

First couple of days were crazy, what with getting to the airport and then rushed off to a taxi and then all of sudden I'm in this new country. And city. And culture. But NOW I just love it. Though until w

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Added by Rachel Peterson on June 2, 2010 at 10:50pm — No Comments

Arrived!!!!

Very long flight in. And everything is so overwhelming!!! I think I'd better just go to bed now and get ready for manana! (tomorrow) Continue

Added by Rachel Peterson on May 28, 2010 at 8:46pm — No Comments

AWESOME Student Blog in Buenos Aires

So, not always PG, but hilarious and insightful nonetheless.....

http://dontcryformeargentony.tumblr.com/

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Added by Michelle Tolan on May 26, 2010 at 11:57am — No Comments

Welcome to the Amazon Jungle!!!!!!! (Peru Program)

We are back from the Amazon jungle where we had an amazing time! Our year students get to go to the Amazon rainforest during their second semester in Peru. We stay in a lodge, an hour away by boat from the city of Iquitos, without electricity, cellphones or internet, just enjoying nature!

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Added by Laura Balbuena on May 26, 2010 at 1:00am — No Comments

Summer is going to fly by

May 17th. I leave July 11. Shortest summer ever?- quite possibly.

Saying bye to everyone at Trinity was hard. It's no problem when you know you're going to see them all again in August, but when you know that you won't see them until January it's different. When they are all together having fun and making memories, I'm the one removed from the picture. The new first years coming in will hear stories of who I am and all the silly things I've done. I told Heather

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Added by Alexa Harrison on May 17, 2010 at 3:00pm — No Comments

IFSA-Butler student recounts Chile Earthquake

Hixon Spangenberg III, of Sandyston, a 2008 graduate of Kittatinny Regional High School, and currently a sophomore at the University of Vermont, left Feb. 21 to study abroad for five months at the Universidad Adolfo Ibanez in Santiago, Chile.

The study abroad program was made possible through the Institute for Study Abroad — Butler U… Continue

Added by Art on April 29, 2010 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment

5 Days in Cuzco and Machu Picchu—the Trip of a Lifetime!

By Laura Balbuena, IFSA-Butler resident director in Peru

One of the highlights of IFSA-Butler’s program in Peru is the once-in-a-lifetime trip to Cuzco and Machu Picchu. IFSA-Butler Peru Resident Director Laura Balbuena chronicles the spring 2010 trip below.

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Added by Art on April 27, 2010 at 9:30am — 2 Comments

Swimming with Sea Lions!!!! (Peru Program)

Today we went on a private yacht to the Palomino Island ready to swim with sea lions.

It is a one in a life time experience to be able to interact in the open sea with these animals. They love when people visit them, so they can show their tricks to the visitors.

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Added by Laura Balbuena on April 10, 2010 at 9:00pm — No Comments

At the Sanctuary of Pachacamac (Peru Programs)

As part of the activities we have during the semester we visit the sanctuary of Pachacamac. Pachacamac was the most important god of the coast of Peru. Pilgrims visited its statue bringing it gifts from all over the Andes, even from the Amazon rain forest centuries before the Incas reigned over the territories until the Spaniards conquered the Tawantinsuyo.

Located on the coast, the beautifu

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Added by Laura Balbuena on April 5, 2010 at 10:59pm — No Comments