2009 Overseas Study Photo Contest Winners

Congratulations to our 2009 Photo Contest winners. The following images were judged as best reflecting the study abroad experience out of all the entries submitted. IU students who studied abroad anytime during the 2008-2009 academic year or summer 2009 were eligible to enter the contest.  First through third prizes were awarded in two categories: People and Places.

Places	People
1st Place Winners
"Looking down the Grand Canal" by Avery Nielsen Location: Rialto Bridge in Venice, Italy Program: Vienna, Austria Term: Fall 2008	""A woman in Oceanview" by Maria Srour Location: Cape Argus Cycle Tour on the Cape peninsula Program: Cape Town, South Africa Term: Spring 2009
2nd Place Winners
"Church of the Good Shepherd" by Danielle Duzenman Location: Taken from the inside of the Church of the Good Shepherd outside of Dunedin, NZ. Program: AustraLearn - Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Term: Spring 2009	"Austrian Boy" by Sophie Pappas Location: A young Austrian boy waits for dinner outside a restaurant in Salzburg, Austria. Program: Graz, Austria Term: Summer 2009
3rd Place Winners
"Chateau Chambord" by Elizabeth Albert Location: Chateau Chambord in the Loire Valley, France Program: Aix-en-Provence, France Term: AY 2008-2009	"A Fine Balance" by Abby Schmiesing Location: When hiking through the Amazon of Peru, it was sometimes necessary to cross lily-pad-strewn rivers to continue. As the water level changes so frequently, there are seldom bridges constructed. Therefore, we were able to test our balance walking across logs and hoping on rocks, most often with sticks in the mud for support. Program: Lima, Peru Term: Fall 2008

The Office of Overseas Study would like to thank our sponsors for their generous prize donations: Chipotle, Mad Mushroom Pizza, Uncle D's, Baked! of Bloomington, Bloomington Bagel Company, Buffa Louie's, Dagwood's and Rachael's Cafe.