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!

Casian (Liberty University) spent not one but TWO semesters abroad with L&LI. On today’s episode, Casian and Ashleigh talk challenges, friendships, and go deep about the impactful experiences he had that led to some life-long lessons.

Keara (Grand Canyon University) traveled to Italy for a summer internship and expected to gain great work and business experience. What she didn’t expect was the depth of friendship that God provided for her. Listen to her full conversation with Bethany this week!

Nanette (Azusa Pacific) spent a semester abroad in Ecuador in 2021 and took an Experiential tour to Amsterdam in 2022.

Gabriel (Azusa Pacific) has always been a people person, but on his service trip to Amsterdam, the Lord opened his eyes even more to connecting with people and being a light to others wherever he went.

We are expanding to a fourth program location in London, England!

Excellent academics, community engagement, and discipleship are the signature pieces of all L&LI programs, and we’re excited to be working with Biola University as a strategic partner on this program launch. Students will have access to the massive course catalog at the historic campus of University of Roehampton in Southwest London.