After taking a short term trip to Costa Rica, Taylor (Liberty University) found clarity and direction from the Lord about her passions and career goals. Now, Taylor has the travel bug and it all started with her Experiential Tour.

From overcoming obstacles to having experience of a lifetime every day, Eden Street had an incredible semester in Rome. Her advice? Dive into it all while you’re abroad.

At first, Camren (Biola University) was nervous about making the decision to study abroad, but he walked away with the lesson learned to “go climb the mountain” and is glad he did it.

Carmen (Anderson University) traveled to Thailand on a short-term trip and had an amazing experience, from reconnecting with family to serving the community, and even learning how paper is made from an unexpected material.

Thomas (Liberty University) was studying studio design and had an ah-ha moment one summer that his university probably offered the perfect study abroad opportunity for him.

Emilia (Wheaton College) was asking the question “what am I going to do with my life?” She was feeling a little stuck when a friend told her about the L&LI semester on the East Coast, and it all clicked.

Noah (Southeastern University) thought he was going on a different trip when the Lord opened a different door that led him to Kenya.

Jenny found connections that semester that have lasted years — from a deal with the empanada man to being surprised by getting to spend a semester with her cousin!

Am I going to miss out on campus life if I leave for a semester? This is questions Riley asked herself when deciding to study abroad.

From hiking in the jungle to getting ESL teaching experience, Levi’s (Liberty University) summer in Ecuador did not disappoint.

Since high school, Abby knew she wanted to study abroad once she got to college. When she got to Vanguard she walked into the Study Abroad office as a freshman and started planning — but she thought she wanted to go somewhere else.

Ever since she was young, Naomi (Northwestern) knew she wanted to work in medicine. On her short term trip to Spain, she never expected that she would have the chance to shadow a surgical team in the OR!