Antarctica

Australia: Maymester

Australia & New Zealand: Spring Semester

Belize: Maymester

Fiji Sydney: Short Summer

New Zealand: Maymester

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"The quality of this course to me was extremely high. I enjoyed it thoroughly and feel that I learned more than any other class I have taken in college."

"It is a wonderful experience. I have been on five previous study abroad programs. This is the best!"

"It wasn’t what I expected at all. I loved it!"

"I’ve got memories to take with me, but I also learned about what qualities I admire in people. I loved seeing everyone, especially myself, open up as they learned. The coursework, the atmosphere and living situation, everything educated us about culture and people in general."

"Concern for student learning in every way."

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Australia: Maymester

"What I learned that I’m taking home with me is that the natural world has a beauty that cannot be put into words. It’s been a phenomenal educational experience."

"Seeing a whole new world and some of the most beautiful scenic views I will ever see is what I will remember. The four days on Lady Elliot Island and seeing the rock art, stargazing in Canarvon were all my greatest experiences, along with skydiving in Queenstown. There are too many experiences to label one as the greatest."

"Amazing experience, 100% awesome!"

"My best memory from this whole experience I have was witnessing baby sea turtles hatching and crawling to the ocean. The other less specific best memory was the opportunity to experience and interact with two completely new countries and cultures, and create all the new ties and interactions with such a diverse group of students."

"Great fun, I would do it again in a heartbeat! Thanks."

"I am taking away different views and perspectives of two totally different cultures. I see that the US is somewhat sheltered in the way that we are causing many world ecological problems and turn a shoulder to it. I see that these people know more about what we aren’t doing than what we do."

"This is primarily an educational experience but at the same time it’s by far an amazing and once in a lifetime opportunity. Thanks for everything!" “Make sure you like nature and be prepared to work hard! It’s probably one of the hardest study abroad programs at UGA; but very worth it!”

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Australia & New Zealand: Spring Semester

"I will never forget this opportunity. The chance to explore two amazing countries and cultures as well as create lifetime ties to such a diverse group of students was truly a once in a lifetime opportunity."

"The course material was challenging."

"I can’t specify one great moment. There were hundreds. I loved stepping off the bus to see the next place we’d explore. I loved learning something surprising about individuals on the trip. Overall my best memories are about the friends I have made. I love that our group is made up of a variety of people. It made our trip well-rounded with more intellectual insights."

"The greatest moment on the program was swimming with the sea turtles in Australia and standing on the Franz Josef glacier during a thunderstorm in NZ."

"What I’ve learned that I’m taking home with me is a new respect for other’s cultures and a new acceptance for other’s beliefs and opinions. This is my first time ever out of the country, or even out of the Southeast U.S., and it has been a comfortable and more than pleasurable experience."

"I don’t know if I could pick one great experience because overall, there have been so many- I have come away with a new sense of independence, growing as a person as to wanting to set my sights on a bigger picture, to go home and hopefully expand the minds of my peers as to what can be a learning environment."

"My greatest experience or moment here on this program was overall being able to travel around NZ and OZ. But more specifically, having the time to reflect on all I’ve learned. I can’t give this program enough credit for all that I’ll go back with. A really significant moment for me was the star gazing because it was a nice way to put everything into perspective at the end of the trip."

"The thing I will take back from this trip the most is a better understanding and appreciation of the environment around me and the global community to which I belong. These are life skills that I will hopefully not forget."

"You will be constantly doing something: lectures but also amazing hiking, snorkeling, dolphin swimming, kayaking."

"Professional in every detail."

"The course was fun, the trip was exciting."

"I really enjoyed this class and learned a lot."

"The course material was challenging."

"Amazing experience, 100% awesome!"

"I learned more in this experience than any other."

"Provided a good mix of activity and study."

"The quality of this course to me was extremely high. I enjoyed it thoroughly and feel that I learned more than any other class I have taken in college."

"This was my first UGA study abroad program and because it was such a success I know I will be looking into many more."

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Belize: Maymester

"This program is ideal for people who love the outdoors. It is suitable for all majors. This really was a great program."

"An amazing experience that met and exceeded my expectations."

"I learned how to travel internationally. I am not timid anymore to go out and do what I have always wanted to. I feel more mature in the way I can handle myself and my experiences. Traveling internationally got me out of my comfort zone, and I am proud that I was able to handle it like a man."

"I learned how independent I and people can be. I think I know how much I can do and I don’t see the world as such a huge and different place. I have grown so much on this trip."

"This was my first UGA study abroad program and because it was such a success I know I will be looking into many more."

"It is an amazing study abroad where you get to see and do a lot. The best advice is make the most of every minute, make lots of friends, and have fun. You will come away with one of the best experiences of your life."

"This course is OUTSTANDING! Don’t change anything about it."

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Fiji and Sydney Short Summer

"I loved every second of the material taught on this trip and the activities we participated in."

"This trip has been absolutely incredible and we have you to thank for that. It must be difficult to find the perfect balance between work and play but I think you did a great job!"

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New Zealand: Maymester

"What I learned and am taking home with me is the spirit of New Zealand and the way in which they respect the land and the animals. There is a great emphasis here on the preservation of culture as well as native species of plants and animals."

"Going on this trip was one of the best choices I made in college."

"It was a wonderful trip, it wasn’t always easy but I learned so much."

"Attention: this is a class. There is school work. The first week of lectures is intense, but be patient because the field portions make the trip."

"My greatest moment on the trip is getting to swim with the dolphins. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience that I won’t forget. To actually swim with WILD dolphins was such an incredible rush."

"Dolphin swim, kayaking, glacier hike, mountain hikes, all outdoor activities. I loved it all."

"This course kicked . . . I would do it again a thousand times. Everyone should study in New Zealand!"

"This trip has forced me to break down who I am and my beliefs which has allowed me to understand my prejudices and see the world from a new perspective with a new understanding of what is culture and what is important in the scheme of things. I can honestly say that environmental issues are now more apparent to me and my own habits need improvement so that I can better understand and work with nature and resources rather than change it."

"In Maymester, be prepared for an intense educational experience, including a lot of lectures and field trips. Once you leave Christchurch there will be plenty of time on the bus, but it is worth it. The places you will be going are unique, fun, and amazing."

"Be prepared for an intense educational experience. The rewards for the work come more quickly than you can imagine. When you get on the bus and start traveling a beautiful experience is waiting for you: swirling night skies, rock islands in the middle of the sea, and blue glaciers illuminated by orange sunsets."

"I wanted to let you know what a great time I had in New Zealand. I thought you did a great job with everything and I thoroughly enjoyed being part of such a great program."