Packing your suitcase and catching a flight to spend a semester away from your campus is a big step—but it's a myth that you'll be embarking on that journey without support throughout your semester! Living & Learning has designed each of our programs with support and community as a central pillar of our students' experiences; if you love your campus life experience, small group, and community then studying abroad with L&LI might just be the perfect fit for you!

Living & Learning International, in collaboration with Baltimore Urban Studies (BUS), is proud to introduce Living & Learning East Coast, a programmatic expansion for our students to engage Philadelphia, New York City, and Washington, D.C. through internships and experiential learning.

This fall, Living & Learning International’s Baltimore Urban Studies (BUS) program hosted two symposiums, one in Baltimore City at the BUS campus and one at Wheaton College.

We love our current staff and we are so excited to welcome new members to the team! Check out who’s new and get to know all our staff on our Meet the Team page.

There are a lot of study-abroad organizations out there. Living & Learning is unique to other study abroad programs because it not only focuses on academics but also places a strong emphasis on the Christian faith component. Wherever a student is in their faith journey, the staff at Living & Learning meets them where they are at to support, answer questions, mentor, and disciple each student.

Faculty and students, you are invited to join us in Baltimore, Maryland for the multi-day symposium–We Rise Together: Learning from Diverse Communities of Baltimore and Washington D.C. about How Forced Migration Impacts Wholistic Health.

This past May, our Baltimore Urban Studies program hosted its first summer program. And let me tell you, it was awesome. We had students from Southeastern University and Westmont College join us for three weeks of learning by interacting and participating at twelve different agencies, churches, and medical non-profits. This month’s blog post will share a few highlights of what the students experienced and learned during their time on the BUS.

The four general principles of the BUS educational philosophy: (1) Experiential Learning, (2) Implicit Bias Awareness and Anti-Racism Learning, (3) Transformational Learning, and (4) Redemptive Reconciliation.

The foundation of the BUS began twenty years ago at Wheaton College in Illinois. Starting in 2001, we had the privilege of working together to encourage, equip, and challenge students to engage in global urban learning.