Tales From aBroad
Honduras
As this summer seemed be drawing to a close, I headed off to Honduras for a two week study abroad with COBA. It was the perfect time to fit in one last summer adventure. We flew into Tegucigalpa and then drove three hours into the mountains to the Mission Lazarus...
The Oxford Experience
I must first start this blog entry off with a disclaimer: I did not complete my undergraduate degree in English; I studied Music and Political Science. That being said, I had the time of my life studying abroad in Oxford with the English Department and learning all...
Lessons in Latin America
The fact that I am sitting here back in Texas after spending seven weeks in Latin America seems completely surreal. It’s been one and a half months since our return to the U.S., yet I still find that words describing this summer fail to do my experience justice. I was...
Study Abroad Changed My Life
"Study abroad changed my life," is a phrase that is thrown around by students all the time when they've returned from an incredible trip to somewhere-other-than-America, and I can certainly understand why, but it's a simplistic phrase that, in its broadness, has lost...
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.