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Goodbye Columbia, Hello Sydney!
Hello Gamecocks! I am finally just a few days out from my departure for Sydney, Australia! Leaving home on January 3rd means my winter break is a bit shorter than normal, so I have been lucky to be able to visit my friend in New Jersey and have a trip into NYC with my best friends from USC! I am trying to soak everything up before leaving home. I am so excited about leaving, but I expect some nervous feeling to hit me closer to departure. I am preparing by making many packing
Claire Smith
Jan 52 min read


The Summer I Turned Kiwi: My First Two Months in Aotearoa New Zealand
I can hardly believe it’s already been over two months since I first arrived in New Zealand. Stepping off the plane in Auckland, I traded...
Audrey Louden
Sep 8, 20252 min read


Packing Light, Thinking Big: Prepping for Australia
It’s finally happening. After nearly a year of planning, booking flights, and trying to explain to my friends why I’ll be missing the...
Nicholas Brescio
Feb 10, 20253 min read


Food Abroad 101
A Student's Guide for Dietary Restrictions A big factor in the decision process of where to travel abroad is the food of that country....
Taylor McCullough
Mar 28, 20243 min read


Taste The World: The Pacific🌊
Presented by Education Abroad "See the light as it shines on the sea? It's blinding. But no one knows how deep it goes" - How Far I'll...
Taylor McCullough
Feb 2, 20241 min read


LWOC: My Last Week of Classes!
How did I get here?! It seems surreal to say that I ended my last week of classes for my term abroad, but I guess that goes to show how...

RaevaBinNZ
Oct 18, 20234 min read


My Marmalade Jar Moments: The Gems of NZ (so far...)
After a riveting game of Uno, I was talking with my roommates one evening and one of them mentioned the German word Marmeladenglasmoment....

RaevaBinNZ
Oct 10, 20233 min read


Vacationing in New Zealand Part II: Auckland & Rotorua!!
During the second bit of my vacation, I was welcomed with a piece of home as my sister arrived to spend a few days with me here! I was...

RaevaBinNZ
Sep 14, 20234 min read


Vacationing in New Zealand Part I: Wellington!
As I’m writing this, I am recovering from my lovely two-week teaching recess that I had at my University. The break honestly snuck up on...

RaevaBinNZ
Sep 5, 20233 min read


A Tale of Two Coasts: Raglan and Tauranga
Get ready folks, this is two journeys packed into one blog! WEST COAST Along the west coast of New Zealand’s north island lies Raglan, a...

RaevaBinNZ
Aug 6, 20235 min read


She'll Be Right: Settling into Routine
For some context from the title, “she’ll be right” is a common New Zealand saying to essentially say: “Things will be okay,” and I think...

RaevaBinNZ
Jul 26, 20233 min read


Of Packing Cubes and (Delayed) Planes: Getting to New Zealand
Kia Ora everyone!
I’m Raeva, and I’m coming to you live from Hamilton, New Zealand! I am beyond excited for my first blog post about...

RaevaBinNZ
Jul 18, 20232 min read
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