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Our first hours in Australia...
Overall we had a great trip here. A total of 3 buses, 3 planes across 3 countries over a 36 hour period and 14 time zones/ the...
Floyd Ormsbee
May 15, 20192 min read


Some thoughts from a few students...
Here are some excerpts from what the students had to say in their first blog posts... From Asa Westerdale: "The trip to Australia was...
Various Students
May 17, 20184 min read


The travel to Australia was much quicker than expected!
The travel to Australia was much quicker than expected! As we arrived to Cheel arena and gathered with the rest of the group, it was...
Emily Buckley
May 17, 20182 min read


"Australians are some of the nicest people..."
The journey to Australia was not something you can ever really prepare for (at least not your first one). I am not a frequent traveler so...
Cheyne Viss
May 17, 20182 min read


We aren't in New York anymore...
On Monday morning I left my house just outside of Syracuse, NY to travel to Clarkson. This ride, as usual, was long and pretty boring. My...
Caleb Vorhees
May 17, 20172 min read


Cool airports!
Traveling to Australia is quite the journey considering it took us 23 total flying hours to get to Cairns. I have done a lot of flying...
Elizabeth Szumski
May 17, 20172 min read


A really, really big week... and "human stew"...
Anticipation, anxiety, and eagerness; these were the three traits that came to describe my feelings for the week before the Australia...
David DiVirgilio
May 17, 20172 min read


He's little and he's old... but he's quick!
When it came time to depart for Australia it did not feel real. We traveled a total of 34 hours, which started with a bus ride followed...
James Bridgeford
May 17, 20172 min read


A LONG Journey!!
The count down to Australia started in October when I found out I was going on this trip, throughout the spring semester we spent...
Kendal Lazarus
May 17, 20172 min read


And we're off!!! And sooner than expected!!
Well the day finally arrived… May 15, 2017. The day we were looking forward to with great anticipation – as I suspect the students were...
Floyd Ormsbee
May 15, 20173 min read


What?? No parents??
Having never left my time zone before it was pretty weird to be on a plane for more than two hours. It was also very weird to be...
Erin Donaldson
May 11, 20162 min read
The journey to Australia...
The journey to Australia was interesting, to say the least. Being the small-town Vermont resident I am, travel has never been a huge...
Kate Dillon
May 11, 20162 min read
A LONG journey!!
This trip so for is the best trip that I have taken in my life, but also the longest and most tiring one. I started this journey Sunday...
Armand Dervashi
May 11, 20162 min read


Confusing and awesome all in one....
The first day in Australia was amazing but also confusing. Coming off of the plane the time in Sydney AU was about 5pm. However my body...
Troy Feldman
May 11, 20162 min read


Adelaide – The first days
We had finally arrived in Adelaide, and I was anxious to get the trip rolling. Unfortunately, I was also dead tired and wanted nothing more than to sleep for 15 hours straight. We went to the grocery store to get dinner, and I didn’t make it much further than that. I woke up the next morning exhausted, but excited to explore what Adelaide had to offer! Our first stop was to the Aboriginal site. I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect from this part of our trip, but I can h
Kate Dillon
May 11, 20162 min read


And so the journey begins...
The day is finally here. We have prepped, packed, researched, scheduled, re-packed, made arrangements for rides, planned out our days......
Floyd Ormsbee
May 9, 20162 min read


Exhausted, but excited!
Oh my goodness am I exhausted. As I sit here in our apartment with a view overlooking Sydney (I can see lots of cars, buildings, and...
Amber Ormsbee
Mar 15, 20162 min read


Hello from Down Under
Today, was our first day in Sydney and I was so excited to finally be in this country. I have always wanted to visit Australia and now...
Amanda Moeller
Mar 15, 20161 min read


A VERY early morning, long day, and amazing contrast
Leaving Singapore: Our "day" on Saturday began at 2:30 a.m.. We were proppvided a boxed breakfast by the hotel to fuel us up for our...
Floyd Ormsbee
Mar 14, 20162 min read


From one to the other...
Saturday morning started about 80 minutes after my alarm was set to go off. Luckily all the packing was done the night before. After two...
Steve Rock
Mar 13, 20162 min read
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