by Stephen R. | Jan 8, 2026 | _
I began this post just as I began this journey, unable to put into words how I felt. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately), that remained the case for longer than I would have liked. As I spent my weeks in Europe, I began to understand just why I always hear the...
by Stephen R. | Jan 8, 2026 | _
As I close out my time in Europe and head home, I look back on everything that I have done this past semester. I came out these past few months a different person than I went in, and I believe it could not have happened if I had not gone abroad. In the beginning, I...
by Stephen R. | Jan 8, 2026 | _
As I moved into the middle of my time abroad, my philosophy began to wear on me. The constant trips, the need to get so much done, telling myself “I might never be back here,” as a means of pushing myself to do more. Not everything is all sunshine and...