I have never seen as many unique species as I did yesterday during our trip to Isla de la Plata. Our day started with an exciting boat ride from the town of Puerto López to the Plata Island. If you are someone who gets seasick, this boat ride would have been the bane of your…
Tag: Summer 2022
The Last Day in Germany, Not in Germany
(5/19/22) As you can see by the title, I actually left Germany for the final day of this trip. When the itinerary was first given out, I saw that today, May 19th, was our only free day. With it being the day I was most excited for, I knew I had to do something special….
That’s All She Wrote!
These are just a few of my photos from our day in London! I’m so grateful for the experiences on the trip and the friends I’ve made along the way! I hope everyone on the trip enjoyed their time! I can’t wait to see what the future holds after this amazing trip!
The End of the Program
(5/18/22) I’d like to start this blog off right at midnight. Once I saw the clock strike twelve, I texted one of my brothers “Happy German Birthday”. He is back in the states on Eastern Standard Time, so it was only 6 PM the night before and not his birthday just yet for him. However,…
Ecuador Wants Us Back
On our second to last day studying abroad, we had the opportunity to indulge in one of my favorite activities: snorkeling. We took out a boat to Isla de la Plata. It was roughly an hour and a half to reach our destination. During our bumpy ride, we were lucky enough to meet some friends…
Auf Wiedersehen Deutschland! (5/19)
Today was the last full day in Germany as part of the Plus3 trip. We were given a free day where we could do whatever we wanted as long as Dr. Feick gave his approval in advanced, so I made plans with my friends to spend the day in Nuremberg. The first destination was the…
LAST DAY!
After we all successfully tested negative for covid we drove to Larnaca, where we had the option to spend our last day at the beach or walking around the town. My friends and I chose to spend the day at the beach, and it couldn’t have been a nicer ending to the program. We started…
2nd to Last Day in Cyprus
Yesterday we went to PWC, Price Water House Coopers. It is a multinational accounting, auditing, and finance company. We were taken up the the ninth floor of the building where you could see a view of Nicosia. The office was very modern. What they considered there everyday office space had a bar, multiple high tech…
Crossing the Border
Today we went to Famagusta. This is in the are a of Cyprus that is under Turkish control. We had to be prepared with our passports and we went through a thorough check when crossing the border. We also had to have a Turkish representative stay with us while we were exploring the city, and…
Salzburg! (May 19)
Wooohooo! Today was the free day of our trip, and we decided to go to Salzburg, Austria! Salzburg is a city right on the border between Germany and Austria. The city is famous for it’s involvement with mining and trading salt. Salzburg also features some incredible palaces, shopping streets, and fortresses. Our day began by…
Bye Cyprus :(
Today was a super easy day since the company visits we had planned ended up getting cancelled. Instead, we got to spend some time at the beach in Larnaca. First we woke up and went to the pharmacy to take our covid tests to get back in the US, which were all negative. Then, we…
Last Day of Business
Today we had our final company event, which took place at PWC. They took us to the top floor of their building, which was the coolest office area I had ever seen. The windows overlooked all of Nicosia and the technology inside was super advanced. They even had a hologram, which I had never seen…
Ghost Town in Famagusta
Today we drove to Famagusta to see the area that was abandoned after the Turkish invasion and to look at the old city. As we crossed the Turkish line, they needed to check all of our passports and assigned us a Turkish escort to stay with us the whole time we were there. The first…
Knowing Me, Knowing UK
My final photos of our day in London!
Day 11: Final Day
Today was the last day. We did not do any company visits or cultural tours, so this will be a shorter one. However, we did visit the beach in Larnaca again. We had fun swimming in the water, which was warmer than the other beaches we went to; eating ice cream; and playing volleyball. There…
Day 10: TechnoOffice
Today, we visited PrciewaterhouseCoopers. They are a network of professional services companies dedicated to maintaining better business practices in the future. Our visit to them was quite interesting. Their office was filled with futuristic seeming technologies. They had a hologram-like projector that used the reflection off of an angled pane of glass to give the…
Only in Ecuador
Yesterday we went to the beautiful Isla de la Plata part of Machalilla National Park. Isla de la Plata is often called “The Poor Man’s Galapagos”. Isla de la Plata received its name meaning “Island of Silver” from the booby poop that covers the island. In the moonlight the white poop shimmers a silver hue…
The Final Countdown
The last few days we got to explore the beautiful West Coast of Ecuador! On Thursday, we spent the whole day on Isla de la Plata. This is an island off of Ecuador that is known as the Baby Galapogos or The Silver Island. It’s called the Silver Island because all of the bird poop…
A Day of relaxation
Our last day on the island was for leisure and I took full advantage. After we all received negative covid tests, we headed straight for the beach. I got straight into the water and swam as far as I could. We then returned to volleyball with a vengeance. This time we upped our game, and…