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Australian Media Reports On AustraLearn Students Taking Three-Week Photographic Journey

Submitted by Stacey on July 18, 2010 – 5:54 pmOne Comment

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Editor’s Note:

Two local media outlets in Australia have published articles this month on the three-week “Edge Of The Outback” course offered through AustraLearn partner La Trobe University in Victoria, Australia. An article in the Mildura Weekly included impressions from the experience from AustraLearn participants Ashley Deuschle of Adrian College and Charlie McKeehan of Radford University, among others. “I’ve visited quite a few places in my time, but nothing compares to Australia,” McKeehan says in the article. “The landscapes are just beautiful, and the sights and the scenes breathtaking.” Read the entire article here.

In addition, an article in the Sunraysia Daily included a photo and quotes from AustraLearn participant Jen Schmaderer of Briar Cliff University. It is reprinted here with the permission of the Sunraysia Daily.

Ouback Journey: American Student On An Adventure Down Under

By Gabrielle McLeod, Sunraysia Daily

TEN American college students are getting down and dirty in the outback as part of a three week course.

The ‘Edge of the Outback’ course is a three week intensive study abroad program for American university students.

Offered at Mildura’s La Trobe University, the course takes students on a photographic journey through our scenic outback.

Chaygan Celdow teaches American student Jen Schmaderer about Koori traditions. Photo, Sarah Simmons, with permission of Sunraysia Daily

Students gain skills in digital and analogue photography while learning about traditional Australian culture and landscapes.

This is the 12th group of international students who have come to Mildura for the course.

The group of 10 students are from a range of North American colleges and will take part in a five day trek in Mildura’s outback, travelling to Mungoo National Park, Broken Hill, Menindee and Mutawintji National Park .

The students will be joined by aboriginal guide and cultural officer Peter Peterson who will help them understand the aboriginal culture and heritage of the region.

Students will have their worked displayed in Gallery 25.

For the first time ‘Edge of the outback’ students met with Koori students from the Two Rivers College to help get an idea about indigenous culture.

Mildura students provided a shared lunch for the visiting students with traditional indigenous foods such as Johnny cakes and kangaroo.

Briar Cliff University student Jen Schmaderer, from Iowa, said she had always wanted to come to Australia and this was a perfect opportunity.

“It has come at the perfect time as I get to combine my love for photography into it, too,” Ms. Schmaderer said.

“I’m very excited to see some of Australia’s outback destinations.

“It will be very interesting.

“Australia has such a different landscape and it will be great to capture it.

Ms. Schmaderer said Australia had a very rich culture.

“I’m looking forward to being outside all day, taking pictures, a great experience.”

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