As
study
abroad
does
a
gradual
rewind
to
return
to
its
robust
pre-pandemic
days,
BW
students
are
once
again
getting
excited
about
infusing
their
college
experience
with
international
travel.
Last
semester,
six
Baldwin
Wallace
students
studied
abroad
in
Europe
-
five
in
Great
Britain
and
one
in
Denmark.
London
Calling
One
of
the
world's
most
culturally
rich
cities,
London
has
the
right
amount
of
big-city
swag
and
sparkle
to
make
it
a
go-to
place
for
many
BW
students.
Among
them
was
Caroline
Binkley
'23
of
Delaware,
Ohio,
who
was
one
of
three
Baldwin
Wallace
students
participating
in
the
Kingston
University
program.
The
savvy
human
resource
management
and
business
administration
major
chose
the
program
for
its
ability
to
help
her
professionally
and
personally.
Binkley,
who
took
four
courses
at
Kingston,
admits
there
was
an
adjustment
period
of
getting
used
to
another
university's
schedule
and
norms.
"Education
in
the
U.K.
is
quite
different.
There
is
much
more
emphasis
on
independent
work
that
is
not
graded.
Marks
are
given
for
final
projects
and
maybe
a
few
discussion
posts.
This
model
left
me
a
lot
of
time
for
exploring
the
city
as
a
young
adult
to
experience
all
London
has
to
offer,"
she
noted.
Connecting
to
a
Career
If
the
Beatles
put
Liverpool
on
the
map,
then
Peyton
Shubsda
'22
brought
a
little
Liverpudlian
spirit
from
home
for
his
study
abroad
experience.
The
Liverpool,
New
York,
native
spent
the
semester
as
a
student
of
Edge
Hill
University
in
Ormskirk,
which
is
11
miles
north
of
Liverpool,
England.
The
early
childhood
education
major,
who
traveled
abroad
for
the
first
time,
saw
the
experience
as
a
chance
to
learn
more
about
the
world
in
preparation
for
his
role
as
an
educator.
"I
selected
Edge
Hill
specifically
because
it
would
meet
my
academic
requirements
to
graduate.
I
also
wanted
to
remain
in
an
English-prominent
location
to
help
ease
the
transition
into
another
culture,"
he
explained.
"The
more
I
see
of
the
world,
the
better
I
can
understand
it,
which
will
make
me
a
more
well-rounded
educator
and
be
able
to
connect
with
a
broad
network
of
resources."
Appreciating
and
Understanding
Other
Cultures
"Studying
abroad
is
a
great
way
to
immerse
yourself
in
a
culture
for
a
period
of
time
where
you
get
comfortable
with
it,
but
also
have
the
comfort
of
knowing
you'll
be
going
home,"
believes
Maddie
Roth
'22,
a
neuroscience
and
psychology
major
from
Danville,
Pennsylvania,
who
took
classes
at
University
College
Dublin
(USD)
in
Ireland.
"Living
in
another
country
contributed
to
my
learning
of
other
cultures
that
are
different
from
my
own
experiences
in
America.
It
also
helped
me
understand
the
way
other
people
might
see
the
world.
"Professionally,
I
hope
to
go
to
med
school.
I
feel
like
having
a
better
handle
on
appreciating
and
understanding
other
cultures
will
be
helpful
in
the
medical
field.
UCD
is
known
to
have
a
great
science
department.
This
allowed
me
to
stay
on
track
for
graduation
while
taking
classes
that
have
the
same
high
expectations
BW
has
of
me.
It's
all
been
really
great,"
she
added.
Looking
Ahead
This
semester,
two
BW
faculty-led
programs
are
scheduled.
One
will
go
to
Iceland
for
two
weeks
under
the
direction
of
BW
professors
Dr.
Carrie
Davis
Todd
(department
of
biology
and
geology)
and
Dr.
Jill
Stephens
Fleisher
(department
of
sociology).
The
other
is
being
led
by
BW
professors
Dr.
Lisa
Green
(department
of
psychology)
and
Dr.
Andrew
Dohanos
(department
of
communication
arts
and
sciences)
and
will
go
to
Germany
for
three
weeks.
