{"id":2257,"date":"2018-09-24T17:43:23","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T17:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/yearbook\/?p=2257"},"modified":"2020-07-09T16:15:49","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T21:15:49","slug":"study-explore-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/yearbook\/2018\/09\/24\/study-explore-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Study. Explore. Experience."},"content":{"rendered":"

By: Brittany Price<\/span><\/p>\n

If it is such a small world after all, why not try and experience all of it? <\/b><\/p>\n

T<\/span>he world is vast and magnificent in all its beauty and majesty.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It is full of different people, cultures and experiences just waiting to be observed. There are limitless lessons to be learned by going out and placing ourselves in a foreign land. <\/span><\/p>\n

Western<\/a> offers all of its students an opportunity to go out and explore all of the lessons this world can reveal. The study abroad program is a terrific way to get a taste of things the classrooms cannot always teach. <\/span><\/p>\n

Head of the study abroad program<\/a>, Tammy Norris, has been a part of Western and its successful trips since 2013. <\/span><\/p>\n

Ever since then, 99 Western students have studied in places such as China, England, Scotland, Norway, Iceland, India and Ireland. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt is really exciting to see people before and after they have travelled overseas,\u201d Norris said. \u201cIt is an experience you just can\u2019t describe; you just have to do it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The program\u2019s goal is to get at least 100 students involved in study abroad. The trips vary in lengths, some lasting a few weeks while others last a full semester. <\/span><\/p>\n

However, trips are as not expensive as one may think because financial aid can assist in the expenses.<\/span><\/p>\n

Spanish professor and founder of the study abroad photography contest, Dr. Miguel Rivera-Taupier, said the study abroad program can improve cultural learning experiences outside of the classroom.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s many things I can teach in a classroom, but there are things that [the students] learn when they are in that place and when they interact with different people in that community, there\u2019s no substitution for that,\u201d Rivera-Taupier said. <\/span><\/p>\n

Most trips include preparation and learning before and during the experience.<\/span><\/p>\n

Norris said that studying abroad can also bring more opportunities after graduation for students. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cStudying abroad really gives you a leg-up in the business world,\u201d Norris said. \u201cIf you can deal internationally, then you are a more serious candidate for certain positions.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Western offers a chance for students to study in new and interesting places while getting their degree. <\/span><\/p>\n

Adventure awaits, but don\u2019t keep waiting!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t