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Catacombs blog This week, we took a trip to the Catacombs of Paris

Working at Las Aldeas Infantiles SOS was about contributing to the lives and wellbeing of children who don’t have famili...
26/09/2021

Working at Las Aldeas Infantiles SOS was about contributing to the lives and wellbeing of children who don’t have families to raise them. It took place at the Las Aldeas property in Panama City, where there were several houses for approximately ten groups of children. This project took place the entire month of January. The children there don’t have school at this time because it is their summer vacation. The purpose of us working at Las Aldeas was to give back to the community and support the children who live there.

We started our trip to Cairns by visiting the Great Barrier Reef where I got to see the reef, swim with a sea turtle, an...
26/09/2021

We started our trip to Cairns by visiting the Great Barrier Reef where I got to see the reef, swim with a sea turtle, and learn all about the reef. We then got to do a tour of the rain forests and go swimming in a few lakes and waterfalls.

I am excited to return to UD in a few days and apply what I’ve learned while abroad to my future education.

I am on my way back to the United States and am very excited to be back. Study abroad has been the opportunity of a life...
26/09/2021

I am on my way back to the United States and am very excited to be back. Study abroad has been the opportunity of a lifetime and I am very glad UD gave my this chance. During my final week abroad, I have had the opportunity to experience many firsts and see sights I may never get the chance to see again.

I spent the last few days on my program visiting companies and saying good-bye to my classmates. We had a great 3 course meal overlooking the harbor bridge we had climbed just a few days before and reflected on all of our favorite moments of the program. Then about half of the students headed back to the United States and the rest of us continued on to Cairns.

In the morning, we were treated to a few behind the scenes events throughout the zoo. The most notable was when we trave...
26/09/2021

In the morning, we were treated to a few behind the scenes events throughout the zoo. The most notable was when we traveled to see the giraffes. We were given the rare opportunity to feed the two giraffes lettuce. I held out my hand with the lettuce and each of the giraffes bent their long necks down and used their tongues to grab it. We learned more about the giraffe, including how the brown patches on their fur help to keep them warm during the cool nights, whereas the white stripes around their bodies travel along their blood vessels to keep their blood cool during the extreme heat.

This past Monday, I traveled to the Taronga Zoo to participate in their roar & snore overnight event. I had the opportun...
22/09/2021

This past Monday, I traveled to the Taronga Zoo to participate in their roar & snore overnight event. I had the opportunity to stay overnight at the zoo and experience the nightlife of all the animals and participate in the morning duties that the staff go through. We watched as possums climbed into trees and penguins nestled their eggs. Our guides allowed us to touch numerous animals, including a Children’s Python, bearded dragon, and a possum that was only just recently welcomed to the zoo.

This is something I’ve always wanted to see because I’m fascinated by this kind of history and by museums that are more ...
22/09/2021

This is something I’ve always wanted to see because I’m fascinated by this kind of history and by museums that are more out of the ordinary. It was quite a change from the art museums such as the Louvre. It’s simply astonishing to learn of the history behind this mass grave. Originally, the catacombs were used as tunnels to harvest limestone, but now it’s estimated that more than six million Parisians are buried beneath the streets. Seeing all the walls formed by skeletons was haunting, but I am so glad I got a glimpse of a completely different aspect of Paris. The Catacombs are certainly much darker and creepier than the surroundings above ground!

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