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   <title>Stepping out of my comfort zone: Skidmore in New Zealand</title>
   <author>Charlotte Mahn ’25</author>
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   <description>English major Charlotte Mahn ’25 spent the spring semester of her junior year studying abroad at the University of Canterbury through Skidmore in New Zealand. She recalls her adventures “twalking” across New Zealand and speaks to some of her colleagues about the program’s unique Earth Systems tract.</description>
   <pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2024 08:00:40 -0800</pubDate>
   <tags>Earth Systems Program,Environmental Studies and Sciences,Study Abroad,Skidmore in New Zealand,</tags>
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      <img src="/admissions/student-stories/_images/0823-skid-in-nz-thumbnail.jpg"
            alt="Taryn Queenin '25 and Jonathan Ramirez '25 take a selfie on a hillside with two other members of the Earth Systems program."/>
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      <img src="/admissions/student-stories/_images/0823-skid-in-nz-hero.jpeg"
            alt="A gorgeous view of a stretch of mountains in New Zealand, reflecting in a stream."/>
   </image2>
   <image2caption>This view was found during a 24-hour orienteering challenge sponsored by the University of Canterbury — gorgeous moments like this are easy to come by in New Zealand.</image2caption>
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