Introducing Program Instructor Sophia: New Zealand and Australia Group 3 Spring 2020

G’Day and Kia Ora!    Welcome to the Southern Hemisphere. My name is Sophia, but feel free to call me Soph. I will be one of your Instructors for Group C (the best team) in the Australia and New Zealand program.  I am originally from the Smoky Maintains in North Carolina, but I have been fortunate in the past decade to call many wonderful places in the world my home. Some of my favs have been Cusco Peru, Chiang Mai Thailand,  Grampians National Park in Australia, and a… Read more

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Departure Spring 2020

Introducing Program Instructor Liz: New Zealand and Australia Group 1 Spring 2020

Hey Team, I am Liz, I am pumped to be adventuring with you for 70 days. I am a mountain enthusiast from Colorado USA. However, I have bounced around the past several years between Colorado and Germany playing and coaching professional softball. In addition to sports I love personal development, hiking, camping and anything that keeps me outside. I am counting down the days until it begins! I hope we all can bring an open mind to learning from each other and the abilit… Read more

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Departure Spring 2020

Introducing Program Instructor Chris B: New Zealand Australia Group 1 Spring 2020

G’day I’m Chris and you and me are about to go an an ADVENTURE! In the coming months we will experience many things together: new places, new strange and wonderful foods like vegemite, unique smells like when we come out of the bush after a multi-day hike together… and most importantly the many highs and occasional lows we will share together over 70 days on the road! If I could give you one tip it would be to embrace the highs and don't dwell on the occasional lows. It… Read more

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Departure Spring 2020

Introducing Program Instructor Amelia: Central America Spring 2020

Hi! Hello! My name is Amelia and I’m so excited to be your instructor for this upcoming semester in Central America! I look forward to getting to know each of you throughout the program, so here’s a little bit for you to get to know me: I grew up playing around on the beautiful rocks and mountains in Boulder, CO, USA, which sits right on the front range of the Rocky Mountains.  I earned a Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and du… Read more

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Departure Spring 2020

Introducing Program Instructor Caitlin D: Central America Spring 2020

Buenas tardes a todos!  My name is Caitlin and I’m going to be one of your program instructors during our 10-week adventure throughout Central America. I was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts but I now spend most of my time outside the USA and feel most at home when I’m on the open road. I studied Spanish and Studio Art at Skidmore College in upstate New York and after spending my junior year studying in Spain, I can’t seem to get rid of this wanderlust. I’ve bee… Read more

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Departure Spring 2020

Instructor Intro: Karlee Taylor - NZ & Australia Spring Semester 2019

Kia Ora everyone! Haere Mai (Welcome) to our NZA Group A Spring 2019! My name is Karlee and together with Devin, I will be one of your program instructors for your journey through Australia and New Zealand for the Pacific Discovery Semester Program. I’m writing on the road in the South Island of New Zealand where we’ll get into rock climbing together. The snow-topped peaks and changeable weather here seem pretty far from the arid South Australian bush where I grew up…… Read more

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Departure Spring 2019