by Courtney Barton | Oct 25, 2016 | Honors Abroad
“During my time on the streets of New York I was abused, shot, stabbed, raped, kidnapped, trafficked, beaten, addicted to drugs, jailed, and more all before I was 18 years old” (Smith, 2012). This was the brutal reality of eight years of Barba Amaya’s life and,...
by Jeffrey Wooliscroft | Oct 14, 2016 | Honors Abroad
Over the corse of the last 7 weeks, I had one of the most unforgettable times of my life. During this time, I had the wonderful opportunity of participating in ACU’s Study Abroad program in Leipzig, Germany. Through this program, I traveled through numerous cities in...
by Macy Hubbard | Oct 10, 2016 | Honors Abroad
This summer I spent seven weeks in Leipzig, Germany learning through course work and being fully engaged in a foreign culture. I learned how to travel with a group of girls, how to interact with people who don’t speak the same language as me, and how important it is...
by Bryan Landis | Sep 30, 2016 | Honors Abroad
This summer I had the wonderful opportunity to study abroad in Oxford, England for a month! It was my first time overseas and it could not have been better! It was amazing to be able to experience another culture. They talk differently, dress differently, and eat...
by Kylie Wilson | Sep 20, 2016 | Honors Abroad
Summer 2016: Kylie Wilson With a father in the Air Force, I grew up with a world map on our dinner table. Every night, Dad would quiz my siblings and I on far off cities and countries. We’d have a mad dash to move bowls of food and be the first one to find the obscure...
by Anna Casey | Sep 5, 2016 | Honors Abroad
I once heard someone say “Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer.” I have adopted this as a foundational truth in my life. While there are obviously price tags on plane tickets, hostels, and gelato, there is no price tag on the perspective and richness...
