For my international internship, IGS set me up in Cancun, Mexico to work for an eco-tourism company and to assist on weekends with a sea turtle rescue foundation. The eco-tour company is the leading provider of environmentally conscious tours throughout the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico.Read More

This week I was given the seemingly impossible task of discovering which shop has the best ice cream at Bondi Beach. As a creamery connoisseur, I aimed to leave no sample spoon unsullied. I began my journey at Gelatissimo Bondi, a small shop on Hall Street. In…Read More

Seldom have I found a place where I have felt so completely at home and fulfilled as I have in Koke’e. The work in conservation biology and the people here have helped me reaffirm my desire to be involved in environmental science. It has also helped me to understand where I want to go in...Read More

When I told all my friends that I would be going to Fiji for six weeks they said I was the luckiest guy in the world… they were right. I had no idea what to expect. I mean I’ve heard that once you go to Fiji you will never want to return. Before I left...Read More

On Sunday I visited Hobbiton, the movie set for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Surrounded by rolling green hills dotted with grazing sheep, the scenery is peaceful and beautiful. In all honesty and to the dismay of the friends I went to Hobbiton with, I have not read or seen either the...Read More

I chose Intern Down Under because I wanted a different experience from the Gap Year Program I completed in Southeast Asia. The last trip planned every detail for you. While this was convenient, it made me want to travel with more independence. I chose Intern Down Under because it was the perfect "next step" before...Read More

If your family and friends are anything like mine, then when you go on any sort of trip or vacation at least one souvenir is expected by everyone. Siblings, parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, friends- even the women in my grandmother’s wee…Read More

When I think about Australia, I think of the beaches. Even before I came here, all I could think about was hitting the beach- especially Bondi. I had seen pictures of Bondi beach from friends and family that have come here, and in almost all the pictures there was always an amazing turquoise pool somewhere...Read More

Bondi is the most incredible place. The sand is gorgeous and the water is SO blue, it feels like paradise. I can’t believe it’s even real . . . and public! I headed over to this magical land a few days ago to see what all the hype was about, and oh did I find...Read More

The Art Gallery of New South Wales is absolutely a must-see when in Sydney. Although I entered unfamiliar with Australian art, what I saw exceeded all expectations. When I got to the museum, I was engulfed by a welcomed blast of air conditioning. I t…Read More