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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Travelling has always been a passion of mine, and I take advantage of every opportunity I have to whisk off to somewhere new.\u00a0 As I college student, I thought that travelling would be limited based on my income, and yes- while my income is definitely the most limiting factor, it turns out that getting my travel fix isn\u2019t as unaffordable as it seems!\u00a0 As an undergraduate, I took almost every opportunity to travel that I was offered as a student, I went to conferences in Sacramento, CA, Corpus Christi, TX, St George, UT, and Reno, NV and I took a month-long study abroad trip to France! Was it cheap? Not necessarily. But since they were school functions the University of Wyoming and the College of Ag have a way of helping make things happen.<\/p>\n
My interstate travel was largely funded by the Range Club and the College of Ag SEND grants, which are awarded to help with travel expenses to and from conferences.\u00a0 We may have travelled in cramped suburbans and slept four gals to a room, but that\u2019s just part of college life!\u00a0 My international travel was a bit pricier and I had to cash in Christmas and birthday presents to get some help from family, but the Cheney International Center travel scholarships and the College of Ag\u2019s \u201cBeyond the Classroom\u201d scholarship helped out a ton!\u00a0 The international experience was definitely once in a lifetime, and if I had to do it all again I would in a heartbeat!<\/p>\n
When I began graduate school, and I knew that my travelling would probably be limited to conferences, but I did not expect to have the opportunity to go to Alaska to present on my master\u2019s research!\u00a0 As a graduate student, the SEND grant was no longer an option, but I still received assistance in the form of a Graduate Travel Scholarship, and additional scholarships from my department.\u00a0 In addition to the conference, I had the opportunity to see a local potato farm, visit a musk ox farm, and enjoy a delicious farm-to-table dinner. I also stayed a few days after and went wildlife\/glacier viewing in the Kenai Fjords and went salmon fishing (out-of-pocket expenses of course!).<\/p>\n
Travelling has been a hugely enjoyable part of my college experience, and though I\u2019m not necessarily travelling \u201cfor fun,\u201d the experiences I have had have been worth any out-of-pocket costs I\u2019ve contributed.\u00a0 I\u2019ve had the opportunity to meet people in my field from all over the country, gotten practice presenting research to my colleagues, and made better friends with my travelling companions.\u00a0 An added perk that isn\u2019t always taken advantage of are conference hosted tours \u2013 They generally range from $40-$100, but I strongly suggest taking a look if you\u2019re going to a conference and see if it interests you.\u00a0 I have learned a ton about agriculture in the United States by getting out in the field on these tours and they have helped steer my interests more than some other aspects of college have.<\/p>\n
-Jessica Windh<\/p>\n
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