We were thinking about you while playing in the sand. Hope all is well back at home!
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Project Leader
G'day Mates...My name is Courtney Bauder and I am leading this group of students to Australia this January. I am very excited because this is our second year working on this project. I am a teacher at UW Oshkosh and I love to travel. I have been lucky enough to travel all over the world. I have worked with children when I lived and taught in China, Japan, and Germany and have traveled all over Europe, east Africa, southern Asia, and central America, and I love to make friends with people from different cultures. Last year we traveled to Australia and worked with your school and this year I am hoping that we can all learn about this wonderful place 'Down Under' again.
U.W. Oshkosh Traveler - Andrew Johnson
Hi my name is Andrew Johnson and I am a Senior at the University of
U.W. Oshkosh Traveler - Andi Kneepkens
Hi! My name is Andi Kneepkens, and I’m a senior at UW-Oshkosh. I’m an Elementary Education (EC/MC) major with a minor in Mathematics, and I’ll be graduating next fall if everything goes as planned. I’ve always wanted to be a teacher, and I’ve been working with children for as long as I can remember, through baby-sitting, nanny-ing, and now working in childcare. I look forward to having my own classroom in the near future, and hope to be as memorable as some of my teachers were for me. Two years ago, I had the opportunity to visit Australia, and I helped to plant over 1,000 trees! I am very excited to be going back, and look forward to communicating with you during the next few weeks!
U.W. Oshkosh Traveler - Brenda Sakowski
Hi, my name is Brenda Sakowski and I am a senior at UW Oshkosh. My major is Elementary Education and I am working on minors in Spanish and ESL. I love children and have always dreamed of being a teacher. I have already traveled to many different places and I am really excited to go to Australia. I am looking forward to communicating with you through this blog and teaching you about Australia!
U.W. Oshkosh Traveler - Melissa Marshall
Hello everyone! My name is Melissa and I am 20 years old. I am a junior at the University of Oshkosh and am currently studying Psychology and Biology. I love working with children and one day hope to become a Pediatric Occupational Therapist. Going to Australia has always been a dream of mine, and I am so happy to have been given this opportunity. My best friend Ashley and I are going down three weeks before the rest of the group to do our own sight seeing. I look forward to being in contact with all of you and am so excited to share this experience with you guys!!!
U.W. Oshkosh Traveler - Victoria Harmon
Hey! My name is Victoria Harmon. My hobbies include knitting, bike riding, walking, and others. I'm a 5th year student studying Elementary Education so one day I'll be teaching a grade varying from first grade to eight grade. I plan to graduate in December 2009, so I'm near the very end of my college career. I was born and raised in Milwaukee, WI. Currently I live alone in Oshkosh, just me and my cat Boopee. She's all black with brown and grey spots. She's my world and I'm leaving her for three weeks to fly to a different country....Australia! I 'm crazily excited about going, I smile everytime I hear the word Australia. Can't wait 'til Jan. 6th!
Phylissa Schmidt
Hello, my name is Phyllisa. I'm currently a senior at UW Oshkosh, studying Communication. I’m really excited to go to Australia in January, it has been a dream of mine for the last four years. I’m really a summer kind of girl, I love running, swimming, boating, and just being outside when it’s nice. I’ve been a snowboarder for about ten years, so one of my goals for Australia is to learn how to surf. I’m also really excited to go scuba diving! I can’t wait to learn about Australian culture and be away from all of this snow!
U.W. Oshkosh Traveler - Mike Nell
I'm Michael Nell, a Mechanical Engineering student at the University of Wisconsin - Platteville. I'm a "super senior" and will be graduating in May 2009, making this the last opportunity for me to study abroad. I enjoy doing anything outside and hanging out with my friends. Traveling is a passion of mine and I'm looking forward to my first study abroad experience in Australia. The thing I'm looking forward to the most will be seeing the Great Barrier Reef!
U.W. Oshkosh Traveler - Lacy Maertz
Hi my name is Lacy Maertz! I have traveled to a couple different places around the world and enjoy learning about different cultures. My first trip was to Germany with my family, and I learned to speak a little German. For my 16th birthday I decided to go to Spain with my Spanish class. This was really interesting because we had to learn the Spanish language to communicate with the people who lived there. I am really excited to travel across the world to Australia, and glad that i don't have to learn another language because they speak the same language as you and I.
U.W. Oshkosh Traveler - Brianna Espe
My name is Brianna Espe. I am a junior at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, I am majoring in Communication. I love to go scuba diving, running and dancing. I am very excited to go on this trip and explore as much as I can.
U.W. Oshkosh Traveler - Ashley Iverson
Hi! My name is Ashley Iverson; I am 20 years old and a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. I am double majoring in Accounting and Finance. I hope someday to get my CPA and will hopefully become the CFO for my favorite football team, the Green Bay Packers. I have wanted to travel to Australia since I was very young and am VERY excited for this amazing opportunity. I will be leaving 3 weeks earlier than the rest of the group and traveling with my best friend Melissa beforehand. I am looking forward to sharing our amazing experience with all of you and hope that someday you will be able to explore Australia for yourselves! Talk to you all soon! = )
U.W. Oshkosh Traveler - Brittany Decker
My name is Brittany Decker and I am currently a senior at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. I am studying Psychology and hoping to go on to graduate school to work to become a family counselor. This would be my second time traveling outside the country, my first being Belize working on a research program with my school. I cannot wait to meet all you guys soon and hope you enjoy seeing the things we see on the blog. G’Day mates!
U.W. Oshkosh Traveler - Jordan Mauer
Hi, my name is Jordyn Mauer (right) and I am currently a senior at the University of Oshkosh. I am majoring in communication with a minor in business. I am graduating in May of ’09 and plan to work for an advertising company in the Public Relations department. I am excited to go to Australia and experience life outside of the United States. While there I plan on scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef and look forward to seeing all the different types of animals not found in the U.S. I am excited to experience the culture and plan on doing everything possible. I look forward to keeping in touch with you and telling you how my trip is going.
U.W. Oshkosh Traveler - Val Seidel
Hello! I'm Val Seidel and I am a senior at UW-Oshkosh. As for the cat in the picture, he is my furry friend Cheddar. My major is Liberal Studies with an emphasis in Organizational Administration. When I graduate, I'd like to work for a non-profit agency. I am extremely excited to go to Australia, not only because I get to learn about a whole new culture, but because our class gets to share our experiences with you too! So sit tight and enjoy an adventure of a lifetime!
U.W. Oshkosh Traveler - Derek
Gday mates, My name is Derek Brixius, I am a student at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. I am studying Special Education and History. I am a competative powerlifting and I lifted on the United States Junior World Powerlifting Team which has brought me all over the United States as well as Pretoria, South Africa in 2004 and Sofia, Bulgaria in 2006. I have also traveled to Athens, Greece in June 2008 for two weeks with Mr. Bauder. I look forward to seeing kangaroos and koalas during my stay in Australia. I look forward to meeting each one of you!
O.H. Schultz Teacher - John Thompson
Go U.W. - Oshkosh!
Captain Cook Monument
Kealakekua Bay on the Big Island
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Which beach were you on when you made this sand drawing? We like it very much! :-)
Hello! We're glad that you liked the sand art that we made! To answer your question, we were on Michealmas Cay. It is actually a bird sanctuary so some of the land is closed off to humans--for birds only. But regardless, it was absolutely beautiful!
Phyllisa, Lacy and Val
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