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Australia Update

As our time in Australia comes to a close, we still have a few more stops that we wanted to take.  But there is no better way to relax in Australia than celebrating a Free Day as a class.  Various students traveled to neighboring cities to visit the beach, the Aquarium of Western Australia, and to spend a few dollars … Continue Reading

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Costa Rica Jungle Update January 23rd

The Costa Rica Jungle course has reported that they have arrived back in San Jose safely.

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London Update January 20th

London Immigrant Communities course Blog entry 20 January 2012 Written by: Safia Swimelar Our first week and a half in London: After several walking tours in the communities that students would be working in, they jumped right in and started making contacts.  Just in the first few days, many students had had interviews with community centers, religious establishments, journalists, shop … Continue Reading

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Barbados Update January 20th

January 13th-16th 2012 Learning How to “Lime” with Team Ragin’ “Barbajans” Greetings from beautiful Barbados! We begin our journey into the weekend with independent ventures of “special topic” discovery. For example, one group went to sheik and mystique Sandy Lane Hotel to talk with employees about special events and hospitality management. Here you can get a luxurious and exclusive experience … Continue Reading

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Barbados Update January 19th

Barbados January 13th Update Greetings from the tropics! It’s Group three, or “A Team” here to give you a little bit of an update! After successfully transferring to our new “home away from home”, Dover Beach Hotel, we were ready for more exciting adventures in Barbados. We are now located in the Saint Lawrence Gap! Although this is only a … Continue Reading

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WWII Update January 17th

Day 12: Dresden We arrived in Dresden thursday night by way of a train from Berlin.  Friday was a well spent full day; we took a walking tour of the city.  The architecture in the city is absolutely breathtaking, and there is so much culture around.  Dresden has definetely been one of our favorite places we have visited.  Dresden was … Continue Reading

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Australia Update January 17th

On Friday we left Perth and headed to Margaret River. Before reaching our next destination, we stopped at the Pinjarra Massacre site. In 1835 English settlers spotted the Bindjareb Nyungars across the river.  Startled, the settlers opened fire upon the unsuspecting tribe, killing about 30 unarmed men, women and children.  With such a gruesome story, we were expecting a large … Continue Reading

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Italy Fine Arts Update January 17th

Hello Family and Friends! I have much to tell you all about our adventures in the beautiful the cities of Assisi and Florence in the heart of Tuscany.   After our stay in Naples and experiencing busy city life, we packed up the bus for a four hour bus ride to the rolling hills of Assisi.  Assisi is an extremely … Continue Reading

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Greece Update January 17th

Hiding in King Minos’ labyrinth, built by the genius architect Daedalus, the half-man, half bull monster Minotaur demanded human sacrifices, until Athenian hero Theseus came and defeated him. Now that Theseus had sailed back to Athens and Daedalus had flew away, what is left at Knossos is the vast remains of a Minoan palace marked by countless consecrated bull horns, … Continue Reading

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WWII Update January 17th

Day 1 On January 5th we left Bayeux and headed to Paris where we caught a flight to Berlin. We were all very relieved when we finally landed in Berlin because the flight was sub-par to say the least. From the beginning we could all tell that it was going to be an interesting flight due to the wind. As … Continue Reading

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