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Finding Joy in the Simple Things: A Visit to an American Grocery Store

By Caroline Jackson at CIEE

On Sunday July 17, we welcomed students from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to Portland, Maine for their 2-week Global Navigator Program sponsored by the Baltic-Amercian Freedom Foundation (BAFF). After unpacking... keep reading

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Welcome to Maine!

By Caitlyn Beaulieu at CIEE

The students’ first day here for the BAFF Leadership Academy was July 4th, and they were ready to start exploring regardless of the jetlag. After a quick class, we headed... keep reading

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Biddeford Mills: A Historic Glimpse of Past and Looking to the Future

By Yvette Alexandrou at CIEE

Over the years the state of Maine has experienced drastic changes in the economy and the type of goods produced and services offered. Mills were built in many towns and... keep reading

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Festival Weekend

By Stephanie Saba at CIEE

The United States of America is a country colored by the diversity of its people. It is often referred to as a “melting pot,” and for good reason. There is... keep reading

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Student Perspective: Boston Exploration - Harvard, Faneuil Hall, and beyond!

By Yvette Alexandrou at CIEE

Today's Student Blog post was written by Ralfs Bormanis: While learning about the business world, our amazing group from BAFF Leadership Academy 2019 also explores interesting and exciting American culture... keep reading

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A Kayak Adventure

By Yvette Alexandrou at CIEE

One thing that should come to mind when thinking about Maine: our beautiful coastlines. We spent half of the day out on Saco River, which opens up to the Atlantic... keep reading

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Student Feature: My First American Baseball Game

By Yvette Alexandrou at CIEE

Guest post, by student blogger: Deividas Latysovic Here we go, I thought way back in May, what can be more American than watching a good old fashioned game of American... keep reading

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Hiking and Shopping: Both Extreme Sports

By Stephanie Saba at CIEE

It was a warm and humid Sunday morning, typical of a Maine summer day. After a forty-five minute bus ride to Bradbury Mountain State Park, we set off on our... keep reading

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Fun and S'more Fun

By Jonathan Delorme at CIEE

The Baltic States have marshmallows, chocolate, and sweet cookies like our graham crackers, however, they do not necessarily put them all together, warmed up by a fire as we do... keep reading

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Final Day: Old Orchard Beach and Portland Head Light

By Kasandra Bienhoff at CIEE

All week, the forecast called for a 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms for our Saturday beach trip and last day together. Luckily, in defiance of the ominous icons on... keep reading

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Hurricane Valley Farm

By Kasandra Bienhoff at CIEE

On the last Wednesday of the program, we had the opportunity to visit Hurricane Valley Farm to learn about social entrepreneurship. Met at the barn by Craig Lapine, founder and... keep reading

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Kalvis' Time in Portland

By Khaddija Jobe at CIEE

It is already Friday, 28th of July and this means that our “Leadership camp 2018” is coming to the end. These three weeks here in Portland have passed really fast... keep reading

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The End of a Project and the Start of a New Journey

By Khaddija Jobe at CIEE

As we approach our final days with the BAFF students, we decided that a simple blog post will not be able to fully capture their last few days. We have... keep reading

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Caffeination at Coffee By Design in Portland

By Anne Lyons at CIEE

Here in Portland we start our mornings at the college dining hall where the students pile their plates high with the plethora of food available for them, they make their... keep reading

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Boston Field Trip: Harvard, Charlesbank, and the New England Aquarium

By Kasandra Bienhoff at CIEE

On Thursday, we were Boston-bound on the bus under beautiful blue skies by 8:30a.m. Despite Boston's "spaghetti streets" and tricky traffic, we arrived at Harvard University and were greeted at... keep reading