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.

Carlos, a Southeastern University alum, traveled to Europe for the first time to spend a semester in Rome, Italy and spoiler alert … he loved it. From venturing to Greece, Malta, Spain, and more to connecting with locals over coffee culture and playing a lot of soccer, his advice to anyone thinking about a semester abroad is “Just do it!”

After spending a semester in Ecuador in Spring 2018, Regan Beck was deeply impacted by the support of her resident coordinators, the Living and Learning staff, and the experience of living in Christian community. After completing her degree, Regan then joined the staff as an RC with Living and Learning in Ecuador. Later, she moved to Arizona and worked as a Resident Director at Grand Canyon University then moved to her home state, Indiana, where she now serves as a Student Life Director.

Jinamai Joseph is a student at Southeastern University studying Accounting with a minor in Data Analytics and Information Systems. For eight weeks, Jinamai got to live in a neighborhood of Rome called Pigneto and intern with People's University of Torpignattara. In her role, she focused on marketing the Torpignattara neighborhood, encouraging visitors and tourists to experience more than just the recognizable Centro Storico (historic downtown of Rome) and dive deeper into the rich culture that exists throughout the city in areas like Torpignattara. 

Macy Guest is a business marketing student at Southeastern University who studied abroad with Living and Learning in Italy in the spring of 2024. She’s passionate about traveling, experiencing new cultures to expand my worldview, running, and hiking. Macy shares about her time in Rome and how she was able to take it all in.

In March of 2024, a group of 12 engineering students and two engineering faculty from Anderson University traveled to Misahaullí, Ecuador to partner with Jungle Kids for Christ on their Antioch Christian Academy (ACA) campus to develop a backup water supply system.

This trip provided students with an amazing opportunity to apply engineering processes and tools to a real-world project, work with external clients, and grow in cross-cultural understanding. Most importantly, students were able to glorify God in their work and to be the hands and feet of Jesus as they loved their neighbor as themselves.

Our Experiential Tours Department organized two events in Quito, Ecuador. The first event was an in-person training for current and future hosts who lead our short-term tours. The second event was a partner appreciation dinner for all the organizations that come alongside us to provide incredible hands-on experience for the students and professors participating in one or more of our Living & Learning offerings.

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.

Abigail is a Bioloa student who joined us Spring 2023 in Quito, Ecuador. Below are some quotes from her sharing about her time abroad with Living & Learning International.

Rebekah is a Vanguard University student who joined us Summer 2023 in Quito, Ecuador. Below are some quotes from Rebekah sharing about her time abroad with Living & Learning International.

Adaline is a Liberty student who joined us this summer to do an 8-week internship in Quito, Ecuador. She shared with us some photos and snippets of what life was like!

A lot of our staff will be visiting some of our partner universities this upcoming semester and we'd love to meet with you while we're there!

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 SO many reasons why Rome is a great place to study abroad. Check out this blog post for five reasons a student should study abroad in Rome!