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A Year in AthensErika Tobin transferred to PLU in the Fall of 2012 after spending one year at Luther College in Decorah, IA. A Senior Religion major and Classics minor who plans to graduate in May of 2015, Erika hopes to attend seminary to get a Master’s in Divinity and become an ordained pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA). After meeting with advisors in the Wang Center and examining all of her options, she chose to spend her Junior year in Athens, Greece with College

A Semester in ChengduComing into PLU my freshman year, I knew that I wanted to study away in China at some point during my time here. As a Chinese Studies major, I knew that learning about China, in China would be essential for my overall understanding of Chinese language, culture, and politics. Although I always saw myself studying in China as an undergrad, living and learning in Chengdu, China for four months provided me with a unique opportunity to challenge my views on the world and engage

A Semester in OxfordJakob Maier entered PLU as a first year in 2011 having been accepted into the academically rigorous International Honor’s program (IHON). When Professor Greg Johnson of the Philosophy Department revealed that he would be leading a program in Oxford, England specific to IHON students, Jakob quickly applied, being a Philosophy major himself. Also majoring in English Creative Writing, Jakob is now a senior, having studied away in Oxford the Spring semester of his Junior year

A Semester in GranadaWhen I came to PLU as a first-year in the Fall of 2012, I already knew that I wanted to study away. I took Spanish classes for all four years of my high school career, and planned to take at least a year more in college. I did not want to lose the language skills that I had acquired, so I planned to study in Spain. When I learned that one of PLU’s Featured Programs was located in Granada, Spain, I realized that this was the perfect program for me. I am a Hispanic Studies

A Semester in BøNelson Franks, a Senior Business student at PLU, insists, “If anyone asked me what they have to do in college, it’s study abroad.” Nelson completed a semester studying business in Bø, Norway the spring of his junior year. He describes Bø, the program site for PLU semester programs with University of Southeastern Norway in multiple disciplines including Business, as a small and quaint Norwegian town that is uniquely outdoorsy. He was looking for a program in business that would

A Semester in LondonJunior Rachel Diebel first remembers hearing about the AHA London program during a Study Away 101. Intrigued, she attended an information session about the AHA program and knew it was the perfect fit for her. As an English Literature major minoring in both Printing and Publishing Arts and Communications, the Humanities-focused academics of AHA London were exactly what she was looking for in a study away experience, “There were so many things that made it the perfect program

A Semester in NantesSarah Hubert, a BA Acting/Directing and Music double major with a minor in French, studied away in Nantes, France through IES in Spring of 2014. A sophomore at the time, Sarah describes how she found her program. After working with Carmen in the Wang Center, she ultimately chose to study in Nantes because it was an immersive language program in a smaller urban area with the opportunity to live with a host family, all of which equates to less English. The program also

A Semester in Oslo When asking PLU senior Sarah Smith what significantly shaped her undergraduate experience, she responds with a concise, “study away”. During the Fall 2012 semester Sarah could be found in Oslo, Norway, where she was engaged in studying Peace & Conflict. As a double major in Political Science and Global Studies, she took classes pertaining to global governance and foreign policy analysis, as well as African politics and conflict. “I decided to go there because it fit well with

homecoming, it took several more visits for him to truly feel at home. “I grew frustrated because I couldn’t communicate with people,” Taylor-Mosquera recalled. “There was so much I wanted to ask and learn, but I could barely count to 100 in Spanish.” Taylor-Mosquera was born in Cali, the most populous city in southwest Colombia, but was raised in Gig Harbor, Washington, after being adopted by an American family when he was just a few months old. Now, after several eye-opening trips back — including one