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Make LA Your Next Post-Abroad Adventure

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Photo by Matt Benton  "Welcome back to the real world" is something many students hear from colleagues and family when they come back from abroad. The sudden transition back is sometimes more jarring than the original transition to life abroad, and students hit the ground running with career goals and significantly reduced free time. If abroad was a time that permitted … [Read more...] about Make LA Your Next Post-Abroad Adventure

Find Peace Among the Chaos

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Photo by Jenna Aguilera Walking down the uneven, not-so-clean streets of bustling Buenos Aires can feel a bit unsettling at times. The city is constantly changing, the people are always moving, the dogs are always pooping (seriously, keep an eye on the ground at all times). Mysterious liquids will sometimes land on you out of nowhere and the buses would rather run you over … [Read more...] about Find Peace Among the Chaos

One Question, Eight Possible Answers

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“Are you going abroad?” This question seems to be the icebreaker in conversation among sophomores at Pepperdine. The conversation can go one of two ways: you can either strike up an exciting discussion about where each of you want to go, or you can rack your brain for the easiest way to get out of a dead-end conversation because you responded by saying you want to spend Year … [Read more...] about One Question, Eight Possible Answers

I am coming home

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Looking out the window at the view of Lake Geneva on my first day in Lausanne, I wondered what the Lord had in store for me. He had already delivered me safely from my first plane ride ever and had given me an amazing roommate. He brought me to Switzerland so that I could grow and learn to rely on Him. I already knew it was going to be difficult and would defy all my … [Read more...] about I am coming home

I am ready to be transformed

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Art by Xander Hayes I still can’t believe that freshman year is already over, and I am days away from starting my sophomore year in Lausanne, Switzerland. As I start to pack for this upcoming year, I think about what it was like nearly one year ago when I was just shopping at Target, finding the perfect bedspread, figuring out wall decorations for my dorm and preparing myself … [Read more...] about I am ready to be transformed