Author: jschmidt@rollins.edu

I have been in the US for almost a week now and it has been great to be able to see all my friends and family during this Thanksgiving break. I think it is most definitely safe to say that an individuals identity has a lot of influence on their global experience. I can easily say…

I am currently sitting in the airport with all my luggage, leaving Dunedin officially and heading to Wellington for a week to shadow at a medical imaging office. Last week I was in Sydney visiting a friend who lives there and I absolutely loved the city. Sydney may have been my favorite place that I have…

I am currently 10 days away from my last final and 5 away from my fist. This semester has flew by and I can not believe it is almost over. I have been in full study mode the past week or so it is the only thing that has been on my mind recently. Prior to…

Although this post is a little over due, I had an unbelievable spring break experience in the Kingdom of Tonga which is a small set of pacific islands not too far from Fiji. I went with a few mates from my abroad group and we stayed in a small house, on the main island, in…

In just two days I will be starting a 5+ month adventure to New Zealand while studying at the University of Otago… and of course I waited until the last minute to start packing (which is what I will be doing when I finish this blog post). I have never really traveled for an extended…