The title of this blog comes from my experience today. Me being a 20 something year old young man, being pulled around on a rickshaw by an Indian man with half of his hair already grey in 110 degree weather just seemed kinda guilt inducing to me. I made sure to tip him well though. … Continue reading #India: Guilt Trip
This is my first blog for my study abroad trip to Australia. A lot has happened since I arrived in Cairns on Thursday. Friday we just explored the city a bit, there are awesome restaurants and shops all within walking distance of our hostel. Saturday our group went on a snorkeling trip out to the … Continue reading Australia Turtle Rehab Trip
Update from the professor: Students have had an amazing time already…. we have been super busy caring for sick and injured turtles and exploring Australia. I will let students fill everyone in on their experiences.
G’Day Mates, Today I visited the Turtle hospital where the more sick turtles that will take more time and special care before released back into the wild are kept. There were four turtles kept there. Penny, Woodson, Auntie and Bella. At the hospital I changed each turtles filter and someone cleaned the dirty ones. We … Continue reading Truly a great experience today in Cairns #Australia
30 days or less and we will depart. One last meeting on junio 9th at Clearwater campus.
I am happy to share that India has had a profound impact on my life after just a few short days! One might think the trip is about converting to another religion or just to see the differences and similarities in our two countries. But, for me, my beliefs, dreams, convictions, and aspirations are stronger because … Continue reading Keep Moving Forward! #India
Days six presented itself with a curious turn. Although I am expecting to spend a great deal of time in Athens, partially due to my lack of listening, I am pleasantly surprised when I hear we are actually headed about three hours away to the town of Delphi. Thanks to the long ride to our … Continue reading Day Six in Athens
I would say that it was definitely worth the wait to finally be able to land and explore Australia! The first couple of days we were able to explore and go on a couple excursions…it definitely allowed us to see how vast and diverse Australia really is. Monday we stayed on the mainland and were … Continue reading Our first couple of days in Australia
My first experience in Australia was visiting Fitzroy island’s sea turtle rehabilitation center. We were able to assist in food preparations as well as cleaning and maintaining the sea turtle tanks. The turtles had similar diets that consisted of prawns, cuddle fish, shrimp, bait fish, and lettuce heads but each turtle had it’s unique preparation … Continue reading Australia: working with sea turtles
Today I had the pleasure of working on Fitzroy Island at the Turtle Rehabilitation Centre. What an experience it was to see such massive docile giants up close and personal. At the island I was taught how to feed, clean, and the history about each of the turtles at the centre. Jenny our team leader … Continue reading Helping Sea Turtles in Cairns, Australia