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Spring 2011 Cohort

Forty-one students will be GeoBlogging during the spring 2011 semester.  Below is a list of their names with links to their individual GeoBlog and the Education Abroad program in which they are enrolled.

Africa

Student GeoBlog Education Abroad Program
Jessica Preston SFS: Kenya
Averil Sweeney SFS: Kenya

Asia

Student GeoBlog Education Abroad Program
Meile Chen CIEE: Taipei, National Chengchi University
Daniel Kim
 IES: Beijing, Language Intensive Program
Lindsay Paterson Seoul: Sogang University
Ziqi Qu IES: Nagoya, Nanzan University

Europe

Student GeoBlog Education Abroad Program
Michael Addis IES: Milan
Miles Bane Brighton: University of Sussex
Rachel Brownell IES: London, City University
Jacquelyn Calder Florence: Institute at Palazzo Rucellai
Lauren Fragnito CIEE: Seville, Language and Society
Malorie Goldblatt IES: Paris, French Studies Program
Claire Gray CIEE: London, University of Westminster
Katelyn Harris CIEE: Seville, Liberal Arts
Kevin Kochel Marburg: Philipps University – German Language Program
Michael McHugh IES: Rome
Evan Murhpy Dept ARCH: Rome
George Overhiser Leeds: University of Leeds
Suneeta Ruparelia Temple: Rome, International Business
Dylan Schubert IES: Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam
Samuel Schwartz Florence: Institute at Palazzo Rucellai
Emily Sherry Canterbury: University of Kent
Bryan Stengel Arcadia: London Internship Program
Megan Tracey IES: Paris, Business and International Affairs
Sean Tubridy IES: Barcelona, Liberal Arts & Business
Tabitha Venkersammy IES: London
Melanie Versaw Limerick: University of Limerick
Nicole Visovsky Arcadia: Perugia, Umbra Institute
Jacqueline Watts Dept EDUC:  Trondheim
Mark Whitaker IES: Dublin, Trinity College Honors Program

Latin America

Student GeoBlog Education Abroad Program
Amanda Gallo AESOP:  Merida, VENUSA
Veronica Jimenez CIEE: Sao Paulo, Business and Culture

Middle East

Student GeoBlog Education Abroad Program
William Blanchard CIEE: Istanbul

Oceania

Student GeoBlog Education Abroad Program
Karen Donaldson Hamilton: University of Waikato
Lauralee Geci Melbourne: Monash University
Chris Gettle Perth: University of Western Australia
Danielle Gruen Canberra: Australian National University
Sarah Hill Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington
Jennifer Ross IES: The University of Sydney
Anne Tralka Christchurch: Lincoln University
Ryan Warrender IES: The University of Sydney

Location: 410 Boucke Building University Park PA 16802

Academic Year 2010 Cohort

Seven students will be GeoBlogging during the 2010 academic year. The students will be studying in four different countries on five Education Abroad programs. Below is a list of their names with links to their individual GeoBlog and the Education Abroad program in which they are enrolled.

Asia

Student GeoBlog Education Abroad Program
Sarah Bousfield IES: Tokyo, Language Intensive Program
Andrew Spiga IES: Tokyo, Language Intensive Program
Erich Stoekl Dept ENGR: Sendai, Tohoku University

Europe

Student GeoBlog Education Abroad Program
Jonathan Ley EA: Marburg, Philipps University – German Language
Kristen McKnight Dept EDUC: Bognor Regis and Jonkoping
Samantha Rutherford EA: University of Leeds

Fall 2010 Cohort

Fourteen students will be GeoBlogging during the fall 2010 semester. The students will be studying in nine different countries on eleven Education Abroad programs. Below is a list of their names with links to their individual GeoBlog and the Education Abroad program in which they are enrolled.

Africa

Student GeoBlog Education Abroad Program
Jacalyn Jeffery SFS: Kenya
Andrew Koontz EA: Legon, University of Ghana

Asia

Student GeoBlog Education Abroad Program
Jacob Trexler IES: Tokyo, Language Intensive Program
Xue Wei Zhang IES: Tokyo, Society and Culture

Europe

Student GeoBlog Education Abroad Program
Amelia Hawbaker EA: Canterbury, University of Kent
Shan Jiang IES: Oxford, St. Catherine’s College
Aarti Mangla EA: Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Rouen
Colleen Pisciotta IES: Madrid
Charlee Redman IES: Paris, French Studies Program
Peter Szekeres CIEE: Budapest
Monique Williams EA: Canterbury, University of Kent

Latin America

Student GeoBlog Education Abroad Program
Rachel Lengerich IES: Buenos Aires
Ricardo Morales IES: Buenos Aires

Oceania

Student GeoBlog Education Abroad Program
Beth Hendershot EA: Canberra, Australian National University

Embedded 2010 Cohort

Five students and one faculty are traveling to the Czech Republic as part of an embedded education abroad program.  An embedded program is a residentially taught course at one of the Penn State campuses with a component of said course taking place abroad. In this case, students took a course during the spring 2010 semester and, as part of the required curriculum, travel to the Czech Republic to continue their studies. For more information please visit Dr. Elavsky’s website. Below is a list of the participant’s names with links to their individual GeoBlog and the Education Abroad program in which they are enrolled.

Czech Republic

Student GeoBlog Education Abroad Program
Megan Albright Embedded: COMM 410 – International Mass Communications
Michael Elavsky Embedded: COMM 410 – International Mass Communications
Chenjerai Kumanyika Embedded: COMM 410 – International Mass Communications
Staci Pawlak Embedded: COMM 410 – International Mass Communications
Creig Smith Embedded: COMM 410 – International Mass Communications
Drew Stephans Embedded: COMM 410 – International Mass Communications

Summer 2010 Cohort

Twenty-four students will be GeoBlogging during the summer 2010 semester.  The students will be studying in ten different countries on seventeen Education Abroad programs. Below is a list of their names with links to their individual GeoBlog and the Education Abroad program in which they are enrolled.

Africa

Student GeoBlog Education Abroad Program
Andrea Elcock EA: Mang’ula, Tanzania
Katie Hess-Reichard EA: Mang’ula, Tanzania
Abigail Thomas EA: Mang’ula, Tanzania
Rachel Tsupros EA: Mang’ula, Tanzania

Asia

Student GeoBlog Education Abroad Program
Sarah Bousfield EA: Seoul, Sogang University
Lauren Castillo IES: Tokyo
Bonnie Lu CIEE: Shanghai, Business Language & Culture
Herschel Pangborn Dept ENGR: Beijing, China
Trevor Sherts Dept ENGR: Beijing, China

Europe

Student GeoBlog Education Abroad Program
Shuvya Arakali EA: Florence, Institute at Palazzo Rucellai
Paige Cross Dept NUTR: Rome
Jennifer Cully Dept BUS: Florence, Land Under the Tuscan Sun
Carrie Forsberg Dept HDFS: Rome
Daniel McGee Dept A E: Rome
Alexandra Meringer IES: Barcelona, Language & Area Studies Program
Daniel O’Connor Dept BUS: Florence, Corporate Executives and Medici Dukes

Latin America

Student GeoBlog Education Abroad Program
Alexandra Meehan Altoona: Mexico
Jamie Morrissey Altoona: Mexico
Anna Myers Altoona: Mexico
Kristen Tunney C&I: Mexico, Spanish Language, Art and Mexican Culture

Middle East

Student GeoBlog Education Abroad Program
Jill Armington C&I: Turkey, Landscape Archaeology
Shannon Holzer C&I: Study Tour of Egypt
Nicole Lau C&I: Turkey, Landscape Archaeology

North America

Student GeoBlog Education Abroad Program
Clare Brennan CIC: Quebec City, Laval University


Location: 422 Boucke Building, Penn State

Spring 2010 Cohort

There are 23 students participating in the spring 2010 GeoBlog pilot project in 17 countries around the world. Below is a table with the student names, links to their programs, and links to their individual GeoBlogs.

  • To email the students directly, click on their name.
  • To navigate to their individual GeoBlog, click on their GeoBlog title.
  • To learn more about their specific education abroad program, click on their location.

Africa

Student Name GeoBlog Location
Andrew Disario Drew’s GeoBlog East London, South Africa
Dylan Tuttle Semestre au Senegal Dakar, Senegal

Asia

Student Name GeoBlog Location
Dorothea Tsang Japan Abroad Nagoya, Japan
Joanna Lu Shanghai Spring 2010 Shanghai, China
Katarina Cevallos Destination Nagoya Nagoya, Japan
Ned Kimble To be or not Beijing? That is the blog. Beijing, China
Nicole Varisco Hello China Shanghai, China
Stephen Dobosh Southeast Asia Bangkok & Beyond Bangkok, Thailand
Thomas Hsiao Beijing Adventures Beijing,China
Thomas Rauch Tom’s GeoBlog Shanghai, China

Europe

Student Name GeoBlog Location
Bridget Frantz The Bridge To Copenhagen Copenhagen, Denmark
Carley Lang A Penn Stater in Florence Florence, Italy
Danielle Blackburn Viva la Vida Salamanca Salamanca, Spain
Joshua Bell Penn State 2 Poland Warsaw, Poland
Julia Weber Destination Budapest Budapest, Hungary
Lauren Pappert Deutschland Marburg, Germany
Maura Denny Going Greek Athens, Greece
Nicole Zinni Istanbul not Constantinople Istanbul, Turkey
Timothy Kolstrom UK Blog Canterbury, United Kingdom

Latin America

Student Name GeoBlog Location
Emily Bryan Hola From Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina
Kelsey Hahn Destination Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, Argentina

Middle East

Student Name GeoBlog Location
Sara Glassman Live From Israel Tel Aviv, Israel


Location: 410 boucke building university park pa 16802