{"id":4304,"date":"2017-09-22T15:02:56","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T20:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/honorscollege\/?p=4304"},"modified":"2021-07-12T14:26:38","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T19:26:38","slug":"tales-from-abroad-rachel-jones-summer-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/honorscollege\/tales-from-abroad-rachel-jones-summer-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Tales from Abroad: Rachel Jones, Summer 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;]\n\t\t\t[et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;]\n\t\t\t\t[et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221;]\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Final Thoughts of an American Abroad<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rachel Jones<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/honorscollege\/files\/2017\/09\/5-240x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4305\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/honorscollege\/files\/2017\/09\/5-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/honorscollege\/files\/2017\/09\/5.jpg 468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption>Vernazza, Cinque Terre, Italy<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019m trying to think of what I would be doing if I didn\u2019t go to Study Abroad. What would I be doing right now? Probably working, at home, or spending time with friends- nothing close to seeing parts of the world I have never laid eyes on before. It is incredible to think how much of a difference a change of environment can truly make. I feel older, confident, humbled, experienced, and am now aware of just how little of the globe I really have seen. As St. Augustine said, \u201cThe world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.\u201d Leipzig, Berlin, Weimar, Wittenburg, Munich, Prague, Milan, Pisa, Florence, Cinque Terre, Rome, Amsterdam, Paris, Geneva, Nice, Monaco, Barcelona&#8230; I may have read a few pages, but I have a great many more chapters to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am also learning how big a difference history makes, whether it be wars, time periods, or certain figures. Individuals such as Luther, Bonhoeffer, even the one man in the crowd of Nazi supporters supports who refused to conform \u2013 all of these people resisted the norms of their day and followed what they knew to be true. This is something I don\u2019t think I could have fully comprehended at home \u2013 but being at the actual camp where Bonhoeffer was kept and murdered, seeing the doors to the church Luther bravely defied the Catholic church, standing where Hitler gave his dangerously moving speeches \u2013 this&nbsp;whisked me away from my current reality and showed me the emotions, pressures, and tremendous courage these figures&nbsp;must have felt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-4311\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/honorscollege\/files\/2017\/09\/4-1-240x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4311\" width=\"273\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/honorscollege\/files\/2017\/09\/4-1-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/honorscollege\/files\/2017\/09\/4-1.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/><figcaption>The church where Martin Luther nailed his theses, Wittenburg, Germany.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One thing that stuck in my mind was the explanation of why Germany allowed so many immigrants into their country. They still, to this day, feel guilty for the atrocities committed years ago. I can\u2019t help but wonder why the citizens of today feel this guilt for their country \u2013 the careful design of memorials, the intricate preservation of the past, the weight of murder still carried on the shoulders of this innocent generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ginormous cathedrals on every corner are a constant reminder of the purpose of history, the ever-present nature of God, and His remarkable works throughout the world in the lives of His people. Whether grand, looming, and powerful like Paris\u2019 Notre Dame, bright, colorful, and beautiful like Barcelona\u2019s Sagrada Familia, or the breathtaking detail in Rome\u2019s Sistine Chapel, the character of God is ornately described in every city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/honorscollege\/files\/2017\/09\/3-1-240x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/honorscollege\/files\/2017\/09\/3-1-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/honorscollege\/files\/2017\/09\/3-1.jpg 392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><figcaption>Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among our travels, a number of gracious people took the time to help me and my group. Many of them knew we were simply college students with little money or influence, and therefore expected nothing in return. Whether it be directions when we were lost, advice on the best restaurants, a discount on a service, or anything else, the purely motivated kindness of the people I encountered was touching and gave me the courage to befriend people from all backgrounds and places of\u00a0the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/honorscollege\/files\/2017\/09\/2-1-240x160.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4309\" width=\"171\" height=\"114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/honorscollege\/files\/2017\/09\/2-1-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/honorscollege\/files\/2017\/09\/2-1-140x94.jpg 140w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/honorscollege\/files\/2017\/09\/2-1.jpg 424w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 171px) 100vw, 171px\" \/><figcaption>Berlin, Germany<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I discovered I like Sausage and Mushrooms \u2013 two things I was fully convinced I would never like-thank you Germany and Italy! I also discovered I feel uncomfortable&nbsp;if I am not aware of my surroundings, or if I don\u2019t know exactly<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">where I am directionally. One of my favorite habits that I developed over the course of this trip was pausing in spectacular moments and reminding myself to bottle that feeling, those sites, those smells or tastes up in my brain to save for a day far away. 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What would I be doing right now? Probably working, at home, or spending time with friends- nothing close to seeing parts of the world I have never laid eyes on before. It is incredible to think how much of a difference a change of environment can truly make. I feel older, confident, humbled, experienced, and am now aware of just how little of the globe I really have seen. As St. Augustine said, \u201cThe world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.\u201d Leipzig, Berlin, Weimar, Wittenburg, Munich, Prague, Milan, Pisa, Florence, Cinque Terre, Rome, Amsterdam, Paris, Geneva, Nice, Monaco, Barcelona... I may have read a few pages, but I have a great many more chapters to go.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I am also learning how big a difference history makes, whether it be wars, time periods, or certain figures. Individuals such as Luther, Bonhoeffer, even the one man in the crowd of Nazi supporters supports who refused to conform \u2013 all of these people resisted the norms of their day and followed what they knew to be true. This is something I don\u2019t think I could have fully comprehended at home \u2013 but being at the actual camp where Bonhoeffer was kept and murdered, seeing the doors to the church Luther bravely defied the Catholic church, standing where Hitler gave his dangerously moving speeches \u2013 this&nbsp;whisked me away from my current reality and showed me the emotions, pressures, and tremendous courage these figures&nbsp;must have felt.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"right\",\"id\":4311,\"width\":273,\"height\":205,\"className\":\"wp-image-4311\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-4311\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/honorscollege\/files\/2017\/09\/4-1-240x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4311\" width=\"273\" height=\"205\" \/><figcaption>The church where Martin Luther nailed his theses, Wittenburg, Germany.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>One thing that stuck in my mind was the explanation of why Germany allowed so many immigrants into their country. They still, to this day, feel guilty for the atrocities committed years ago. I can\u2019t help but wonder why the citizens of today feel this guilt for their country \u2013 the careful design of memorials, the intricate preservation of the past, the weight of murder still carried on the shoulders of this innocent generation.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The ginormous cathedrals on every corner are a constant reminder of the purpose of history, the ever-present nature of God, and His remarkable works throughout the world in the lives of His people. Whether grand, looming, and powerful like Paris\u2019 Notre Dame, bright, colorful, and beautiful like Barcelona\u2019s Sagrada Familia, or the breathtaking detail in Rome\u2019s Sistine Chapel, the character of God is ornately described in every city.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"left\",\"id\":4312} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/honorscollege\/files\/2017\/09\/3-1-240x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4312\" \/><figcaption>Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Among our travels, a number of gracious people took the time to help me and my group. Many of them knew we were simply college students with little money or influence, and therefore expected nothing in return. 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