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Finish Line: Andrew Ratzlaff Achieves Coast-To-Coast ‘Ride Against Lymphoma,’ Raises $5,000 For Research
August 6, 2010 – 9:48 am | No Comment
Finish Line: Andrew Ratzlaff Achieves Coast-To-Coast ‘Ride Against Lymphoma,’ Raises $5,000 For Research

‘I guess that does it,’ says the 27-year-old AustraLearn alumnus
Andrew Ratzlaff cruised across the Golden Gate Bridge last week and marked the end of the road for his roughly 4,400-mile cross-country bike trip that raised …

Australian Media Reports On AustraLearn Students Taking Three-Week Photographic Journey
July 18, 2010 – 5:54 pm | No Comment
Australian Media Reports On AustraLearn Students Taking Three-Week Photographic Journey

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 …

Student Snapshots: AustraLearn Alumnus Finalist On America’s Got Talent; New Zealand Program Participant Blogs
July 2, 2010 – 1:37 pm | No Comment

Voting Underway For AustraLearn Alumnus For America’s Got Talent Contest
Cam Hodges, a Seattle resident and AustraLearn semester-abroad alumnus from July 2009, is a finalist in the America’s Got Talent competition on YouTube.
The winner will get …

Friendship Broadens Marietta College Student’s Horizons To China And Beyond
June 21, 2010 – 2:27 pm | No Comment
Friendship Broadens Marietta College Student’s Horizons To China And Beyond

By Kelli Modica
AsiaLearn Assistant Manager
Matt Heinzman had a Chinese roommate during his freshman year at Marietta College who quickly became his best friend. This friendship encouraged Matt to begin studying Chinese and allowed him to …

Australian Student Finds Easy Credit Transfer, Inexpensive Travel and “Great People” While Studying Abroad in Malaysia
June 8, 2010 – 12:02 pm | No Comment
Australian Student Finds Easy Credit Transfer, Inexpensive Travel and “Great People” While Studying Abroad in Malaysia

Lucas Malina, who chose to study abroad at Swinburne University of Technology – Sarawak,
is “embracing it all.”
By Kelli Modica
AsiaLearn Assistant Manager

Malaysia may not be on everyone’s list of places where they want to study abroad, …

AustraLearn Employee Recognized By Cairns Regional Tourism Association For Excellence in Customer Service
June 3, 2010 – 7:52 am | No Comment
AustraLearn Employee Recognized By Cairns Regional Tourism Association For Excellence in Customer Service

Q&A With Russell Hosp, Cairns Tourism Award Winner
For Russell Hosp, good customer service comes down a basic idea: Treat others how you want to be treated.
It is this approach that recently earned Hosp, AustraLearn’s operations …

EuroLearn Students Get Travel Savvy During Volcanic Ash Disruption
May 20, 2010 – 9:25 am | No Comment
EuroLearn Students Get Travel Savvy During Volcanic Ash Disruption

No planes? Then trains, ferries, buses and taxis are just the ticket

By Stacey Hartmann
University students abroad consider airplanes a “given” travel choice when exploring other countries and regions.
But last month, Canadian student Kerri Hunter …

Andrew Ratzlaff Begins Cross-Country Bike Trek To Raise Awareness Of Lymphoma
May 5, 2010 – 10:27 pm | One Comment
Andrew Ratzlaff Begins Cross-Country Bike Trek To Raise Awareness Of Lymphoma

AustraLearn 2004 Participant To Ride Bike From New York To California In Memory Of His Dad

By Stacey Hartmann
The bicycle ride of Andrew Ratzlaff’s life begins this week as he pedals the first of 4,400 miles …

Student Snapshots: Video Posts from Sichuan University; “Fiji Sunset” Takes Top Prize In 2010 Alumni Photo Contest; Swansea Student Union Goes Green
April 23, 2010 – 11:41 am | No Comment
Student Snapshots: Video Posts from Sichuan University; “Fiji Sunset” Takes Top Prize In 2010 Alumni Photo Contest; Swansea Student Union Goes Green

AsiaLearn Video Blogger Gives Glimpses Of Life at Sichuan University
In new videos posted this month, Lauren Lowe of the University of South Carolina-Columbia gives insight into academics and accommodations during her spring semester at Sichuan …

Voting Ends Friday For Grand Prize Winner Of 2010 Alumni Photo Contest
April 14, 2010 – 1:31 pm | No Comment
Voting Ends Friday For Grand Prize Winner Of 2010 Alumni Photo Contest

Five Finalists Contending For Top Prize
More than 4,800 votes already have been cast in the selection of the five finalists for the 2010 Alumni Photo Contest, and GlobaLinks Learning Abroad needs your help one more …