Everything we experienced in Bonaire was incredible, and unique, but working with the Coral Reef Restoration Foundation was by far the most rewarding adventure we were blessed with on this amazing trip. Before we were even allowed to dive near the CRF nursery we had to attend an instructional lecture about CRF, it’s mission, and … Continue reading Bonaire: Coral love
On June 13, 2015, seventeen students completed The Humpty Dumpty Institute’s United Nation Boot Camp. This week-long immersion study program in Washington D.C. and New York City helps students become global leaders by connecting them with the United Nations and by building bridges between the international body and universities around the world. Participants gain hands-on … Continue reading United Nations Boot Camp 2015
“Rise and Shine!” We had a 3:30 AM wake-up call to be packed and ready for our 4:30 AM bus ride to Auckland Airport. Upon arriving at the Airport we had a “boxed breakfast”, we grabbed an apple, juice, yogurt, muffin, or granola bar and headed into the airport to catch our 6:15 AM international … Continue reading Our first day in Sydney
Today was our second day in Ratoura, New Zealand. We started off our day with a 7am wake up call. After getting up, and having a buffet breakfast we jumped on an amphibious duck tour boat. To my surprise, the tour was not to go look at ducks. It was a WWII boat/car that traveled … Continue reading Exploring New Zealand
Photo updates from the SPC Australia and New Zealand Study Abroad professor! The group is having a blast. They are now on the way to Auckland and tomorrow they will be flying to Sydney at 7:00 am.
Coming to Costa Rica for this Study Abroad program has been a wonderful experience for me. I was apprehensive traveling to a foreign country to learn Spanish but it turned out to be the best way to learn the language. The first day of school the staff at ILISA were all so welcoming. It was … Continue reading Pura Vida: New Experience In Costa Rica
Video from our second day in Bonaire. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RgZtTzCK58
On June 4, 2015, the Center for International Programs in conjunction with CETL hosted the inaugural Internal Symposium at the St. Petersburg College (SPC) Clearwater campus. In attendance were over 30 SPC faculty, deans, and administrative staff. In addition, an Indonesian delegation was in attendance as part of a US State Department grant, Community College … Continue reading First Annual CETL International Symposium
Hola from Costa Rica! SPC has about a week left here in Costa Rica and I can’t explain how sad I and all my classmates are! It feels like just yesterday I was timidly saying hello to my host mother and now she is helping me write letters in Spanish. I want to tell you … Continue reading Hola from Costa Rica!
Hola! This has been an experience that I will never forget as long as I live. The anticipation of this being my first study abroad experience kept me up the night prior to leaving. I really did not know what to expect. I was a bit nervous because I had never stayed with strangers much … Continue reading Costa Rica Experience