1.0The Honors Collegehttps://blogs.acu.edu/honorscollegeSarah Ann Millerhttps://blogs.acu.edu/honorscollege/author/sam18d/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="vUqksQpCAA"><a href="https://blogs.acu.edu/honorscollege/5231-2/">Appreciate the little things – Oxford Fall 18</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://blogs.acu.edu/honorscollege/5231-2/embed/#?secret=vUqksQpCAA" width="600" height="338" title="“Appreciate the little things – Oxford Fall 18” — The Honors College" data-secret="vUqksQpCAA" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://blogs.acu.edu/honorscollege/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://blogs.acu.edu/honorscollege/files/2021/11/Himes_Fall18_4.jpg1084725It’s all too easy to get caught up in the monotony of everyday life; it seems each day melts into another, leaving you in a haze of drudgery. It can feel like the focus of life is mindless production without regard to conscious experience. Every day is filled with longing for the future, for the day that “insert big life event” will occur. The present is suddenly not a gift but is rather plagued with longing. Routine and wanting can rob you of your perception of the world around you, and the best way to challenge these viral illnesses is to break free from them in a completely drastic way. Studying abroad gave me this opportunity.