The Greeks had been taught their history as if it was a class in school, and I'm not talking some boring history class where you just memorize names. I'm talking an intensive inclusive class where you recognize what happened in the past, how that now affects the present and will later impact the future.

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During my second month in France I was placed on a dairy farm for my internship. The internship portion of the program is optional, and students get to choose from a farm, vineyard, restaurant, or R&D research. Since my personal interest are in sustainable agriculture as it relates to food systems, I chose to work on a farm.

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Music has, at least for me, healing properties that I can't explain. Whenever I'm upset or confused about something, music helps me calm down and focus. Knowing that our music has given someone else back their faith reinvigorated my own faith in music.

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This experience was so beautiful and opened the door for me to realize how important it is to maximize my experience as a Spartan.

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What surprised me is that London is such a multicultural city. There are more than 300 languages spoken in London. We saw people from all over the world while we were exploring around.

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Beginning my journey, I did not know what I was in for, from learning about the culture to being educated on the refugee crisis that is one of the biggest crisis in the world.

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Spending the summer abroad in Norway was easily the best decision of my life. I started off in a city halfway across the world where I knew absolutely no one, but I was able to make friends, grow learn at a faster pace than ever before. It was a life changing experience that I would recommend to anyone.

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I highly recommend people take advantage of studying abroad, it is great on a resume when you try to get careers in law enforcement, business, marketing, etc.

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On this program we took various field trips and got some real hands-on learning. Instead of being in a classroom all day, we would go to the capital in Canberra, or see a real court case in session, and even have an Aboriginal welcoming in Jervis Bay. To me, this is the best way to learn - really be there and watch things happen right in front of you, rather than have someone teach it to you on a white board.

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In the end, traveling to another country taught me many things both inside and outside of my chosen profession. However, the most important lesson I learned was that traveling to another country is not as intimidating as I imagined it would be and now after this experience I feel capable of planning my own experience sometime in the future either in Nepal again or potentially exploring another country.

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