Articles in arts and culture
Video and blog posts are rolling in from recent programs. Here are a few highlights:
Shaun Flynn Taps NPR Experience As New Zealand Video Blogger
Shaun Flynn, a biology/communications manager at American University, is telling the tales …
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 …
MasterChef, one of Australia’s highest rated reality shows, recently featured the International College of Management, Sydney, (ICMS) an AustraLearn partner university.
The show, watched by 1.7 million viewers across Australia, taped an entire episode at ICMS …
AustraLearn Koala Tim Tam Making Her Way Toward Independence
At just over 11 months old, Tim Tam the AustraLearn koala is still developing her individual personality.
Now weighing 2.2 kg, the joey is still very attached to …
Bridging Cultures Program To Evolve With Each New Semester Abroad Group
During a recent long weekend in London, 17 North American university students traced the eerie trail of Jack the Ripper, took in the theatrical masterpiece …
Take a photograph that speaks volumes on your time abroad? Enter it in the annual photo contest!
Did you capture a special moment during your time abroad in Asia, Europe, Australia, New Zealand or the South …
Asia
AsiaLearn Student Video Blogger Describes New, Old Thai Culture
Elmhurst College‘s Emily Nagle, a blogger for AsiaLearn who is studying abroad in Thailand at Mahidol University, describes in her latest video post how everything …
Jan. 26 Holiday Reflects On History, Anticipates Bright Future
As Australians today mark the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet of 11 convict ships from Great Britain, and the raising of the Union …
Europe
EuroScholars Alumna Idu Azogu Shares Her EuroScholars Experience on YouTube
Idu Azogu, a Rutgers University psychology major with a 2010 expected graduation, was interviewed by her university’s Office of Research and Instructional Technology recently for a …
Without More Preservation And Promotion, Fijian May Grow Extinct
The Fijian language could become extinct if people don’t promote and preserve it, notes a recent article in Fiji Times.
Professor Rajesh Chandra, vice chancellor of the …
