Oceania

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  • Trevor in New Zealand
  • 11-Aug-2017
Coming Home

Going from suburban Southern California to suburban South Island, New Zealand was a relatively easy transition. I wouldn’t say IRead More ⇾

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  • Trevor in New Zealand
  • 07-Jul-2017
New Skills in New Zealand

INTRODUCTION On my first day in New Zealand, I completed a self-assessment provided by the Gilman Scholarship Program. It askedRead More ⇾

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  • Trevor in New Zealand
  • 16-May-2017
South Island’s Greatest Hits

The mid-semester break at University of Canterbury has come and gone. Returning to class after so much time off isRead More ⇾

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  • Trevor in New Zealand
  • 19-Apr-2017
When in Rome…Don’t Go Home

One of the best reasons to study abroad in New Zealand is the long break that students get in theRead More ⇾

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  • Trevor in New Zealand
  • 29-Mar-2017
Everything Is Going to Be Alright

          The world is our oyster. The correspondents on this site who have shared tales from Ghana, South Korea, England,Read More ⇾

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  • Trevor in New Zealand
  • 01-Mar-2017
Goodbye Wilderness, Hello University of Canterbury

My five-week field camp is over. Our final week was spent mapping lava flows on Banks Peninsula. The work wasRead More ⇾

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  • Trevor in New Zealand
  • 13-Feb-2017
Scaling Volcanoes Only Looks Easy

Last time I wrote that “adjusting to field camp has been pretty easy. The Marines prepared me well for thisRead More ⇾

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  • Trevor in New Zealand
  • 31-Jan-2017
Where I Am and How I Got Here

Hello! My name is Trevor. I am a Marine veteran and a third-year geology student at Pomona College. This semesterRead More ⇾

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  • Raymond Ma
  • 25-Nov-2015
Sleepless Nights, Departure, Mandarin, and Closing Thoughts

My first day back in the United States— Saturday, the 14th of November— was tiring. I had spent a sleepless WednesdayRead More ⇾

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  • Raymond Ma
  • 16-Nov-2015
The Blur of City Life: Rebuilding My Past, Present, and Future

I landed in Australia on the 21st of August. Today is the 11th of November, nearly three months after myRead More ⇾

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  • Raymond Ma
  • 30-Oct-2015
Slo-Mo Mantis Shrimps, Past in Review, and Future Professions

Honestly, I am still deliberating about what I want to do professionally. I have a wide skill set, which isRead More ⇾

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  • Raymond Ma
  • 23-Oct-2015
Environmentally Conscious Australia

This semester, my wonderful study abroad group, Hobart and William Smith/Union College (HWS/U), has traveled to Lamington National Park andRead More ⇾