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breath-taking places on Earth. We picked up a few friends and had a local take us to his favor- ite places in Christchurch where we stayed a night. Over those two weeks we saw mountains, volcanoes, ferns, waterfalls, the ocean, and beaches, climbed lots of rocks, and fell in a river or two. I have never felt so free or exposed in my life, and I mean that in the best way. I had the greatest opportunity exploring one of the most beautiful and diverse countries in the world with some of the most inspiring and carefree people.

The task was to create a business plan for an app and it had to be gamified in some way to en- courage more interactivity from users. We got put into groups of three or four people and had to work on this business plan throughout our travels. It was a struggle finding stable Wi-Fi but somehow we managed to get it done in the three weeks we were there. Throughout the three weeks we traveled to five different cities. We also went to some more science parks and on a city boat tour. The trip ended at a plain hotel by the airport where we presented our final business plans to each other. The whole time we were there, we explored the cities and ate lots of pizza and sushi. It was a surprise to find out that sushi was so popular. We also tried some new food like falafel and Thai. It was an incredible experience. I learned a lot about Sweden and met a lot of cool new people that I never would have met in my life. I wish it could have lasted forever be- cause it was so much fun.

Scottish historical figures like Bonnie Prince Charlie and Mary Queen of Scots. Another thing I loved about this field experience was being able to live in a historically significant building in Dalkeith Palace. The house has hosted many famous people throughout history and since the ‘80s has housed the Wisconsin learning and living study abroad experi- ence. It was truly unique and I am forever grateful to have got- ten the opportunity to spend my time there. Overall, I would encourage everyone to study abroad and visit what I believe to be Europe’s best kept secret, Scotland. ALEX TRASK Sweden I went on a study abroad to Sweden. The name of the trip was Entrepre- neurship in Gamifica-

MEGAN MARTIN Scotland

This past summer I spent the month of June in Scotland for the Experience Scotland Study Abroad Experience. It was an incredible month exploring a history, people, and culture that I was unfamiliar with. While studying abroad I studied one of the most famous things to come out of Scotland: and this was the Harry Potter novels. I took a social justice and psy- chology course that studied many themes in the books and how they relate to JK Rowling’s life as well as present-day Ed- inburgh and Scotland. I went into this experience excited to explore Europe with almost no expectations about what Scotland would offer me. I was blown away by the history and beauty of such a small nation. Parts of my trip that I most thoroughly enjoyed included exploring the Highlands and learning about its history, such as

tion. The group of us that went con- sisted of about half computer science majors and half business, art, and psychology majors.

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25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION

Illustration by Honors freshman Tiffany Johnson