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Tales From Abroad – Spring 2018
This past spring, I spent the semester in Oxford, England, and if I had to try and explain everything I learned—which honestly takes far more than a short blog post—it’s best said in the colors I saw everywhere I looked. The first lesson I learned was green. Green...
Oxford Reflection – Spring 2018
Before I went to Oxford, I asked current and former ACU students about going on Study Abroad. The two answers I got were exclamations on how amazing it is and also regret about not going. And I, after having just gone through it, can confirm that it is spot on my life...
City of Dreaming Spires – Spring 2018
The two-week summer sunshine jumped between the leaves of the greenest trees you will ever see as the bus followed the wall that marked the boundaries of central Oxford. Earlier in the year, my Oxford English professor had reminisced on a snowy day how majestic the tan stone buildings look when gilded in summer’s golden glow.
Tales from Abroad: A Summer in China
In my study abroad trip, I went with ACU’s College of Business to China to study about global entrepreneurship and business law. It was a really awesome, eye opening experience and I don’t think there is a study abroad experience that could have benefited me more than...
Tales from Abroad: Rachel Jones, Summer 2017
Final Thoughts of an American Abroad Rachel Jones Vernazza, Cinque Terre, Italy I’m trying to think of what I would be doing if I didn’t go to Study Abroad. What would I be doing right now? Probably working, at home, or spending time with friends- nothing close to...
Tales from Abroad: A Summer in Leipzig
This summer I was blessed with the opportunity to study abroad in the lovely town of Leipzig, Germany. I did not know very much about Germany, but I chose the trip over other locations because of the ease of travel across Europe from the centralized...
Tales from Abroad: A Summer in Europe
When people ask me to describe my month in Europe, I am consistently left at a loss for words. How do I succinctly describe a month in which I was challenged with new experiences, faced with big decisions, and out of my comfort zone every single day? It’s extremely...
Tales from Abroad: Beautiful Buchenwald
Beautiful Buchenwald One of my favorite places that I had the opportunity of visiting in Germany was the Buchenwald campsite, which I thought was an interesting and conflicting place. Unlike most other concentration camps used by the Germans for their...
Tales From Abroad: It’s In the Small Things
Cultures. How do we differentiate one from another? The most common answers are the music and dancing, the food, and the religions and celebrations observed. Before I came to Uruguay, I would have said the same thing. However, as I traveled around in South America, I...
Tales From Abroad: Embracing the Cliché
Study Abroad changed my life. Cliché, I know, but it’s nigh impossible to come up with any other way to put it. This semester has been a strenuous, wonderful, exhausting, and exhilarating experience. I have been constantly challenged, and had to adapt and grow in ways...
I am so glad I studied abroad in China because it changed my view of Asian cultures and has even made me consider going back. I definitely recommend stretching yourself and going to a place you never imagined yourself being in because you’ll learn a lot about yourself and about the world.
A huge “THANK YOU!” to the Honor’s College for giving me a Travel Grant and lessening the financial burden of Study Abroad! This semester would not have been possible without you!
You cannot remain unchanged after a journey such as this. God is constantly shaping and refining us to be more Christ-like ambassadors for His kingdom. I am not the same person who left Dallas, and with God’s grace, I have a new appreciation and understanding for engaging His global mission.