1 2 1/ Sophomore Jenna Gammon stands

in front of the monument created to

TRAVELING
celebrate the joining of the Great Southern
and Indian Oceans. Gammon studied
in Perth, but was able to travel all over
Western Australia during her time abroad
in the spring.

2/ Junior Elva Rosas takes a ferry to

explore the beautiful city of Sydney,

T
Australia on a Friday afternoon. The view of
hose who had the heart to travel the world the Sydney Opera House was just a part of
her view on a daily basis.
and experience new cultures were in
good hands when it came to Ouachita’s 3/ Sophomores Nina Hefner and Sidney
study abroad program. The Grant Center of Meriweather enjoy the peaceful scenery
International Education provided opportunities of Salzburg. Their excursion took them to
Untersberg, Austria’s tallest mountain.
with universities in 14 different countries
including Australia, Austria, China, Costa Rica, 4/ Junior Caroline Groustra visits The
England, France, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, London Tower Bridge right outside the
Morocco, Scotland, South Africa and Spain, as Tower of London. Groustra was able to
go to her favorite city of London multiple
well as the European Study Tour in the summer times on weekend trips during her time
and the Hands On Missions Program. studying in Liverpool, England.
“It’s always been my dream to travel
somewhere else in the world. Studying abroad 5/ Junior Taylor Black embraces the windy
day at the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland. During
seemed like my best bet to accomplish this,” said her tme abroad, Black was able to travel to
Haley Martin, a sophomore Christian studies 10 different countries.
and mass communications double major from
Little Rock who studied in England.
When choosing the location, students
thought about many things. Some, like Taylor
Strain, a senior mass communications major
from Mabelvale, had dreamt about their location
forever. Jenna Gammon Photo Elva Rosas Photo
“Australia had been my number one place to
go because of all of the movies and pictures I 3 4
had always seen,” said Strain. “Perth was the
perfect spot because it wasn’t directly in the BY
hustle of the main city. We were so close to THE
NUMBERS
other cities, shopping and beaches, we got the
feel of everything.”
Students faced challenges being away from
home, however the experiences, knowledge
and friendships they gained while abroad were
20 European Studies Tour
irreplaceable.
“When I got to the airport, there were two 6 Costa Rica
girls who were also studying here. They thought
I was from Spain. I thought they were from 6 Hands On
Caroline Groustra Photo
Ireland. They’re from Wisconsin. We realized 6 Alicante, Spain
quickly we weren’t so different after all. It’s all
5
of the awkward first encounters that we laugh 5 Salzburg, Austria
about because we’ve become great friends,”
said Martin. 2 Fukuoka, Japan

“There’s so much more to the world than most 2 Perth, Australia

people get to see,” said Taylor Black, a junior
psychology and mass communications double 2 Liverpool, England
major from Benton, who studied in Salzburg,
Austria in the fall. 1 Florence, Italy
“I was able to make friends from literally all 1 Sydney, Australia
over the world that I can call up in a heartbeat if
I need somewhere to randomly stay, see castles
every day, go canyoning off cliffs and waterfalls,
eat classic German food, see the Roman NIna Heffner Photo Taylor Black Photo
Coliseum and even talk to concentrations camp
survivors,” said Black.
By studying abroad, students were given the
chance to broaden their horizons, become more
confident and spontaneous and take once in a
lifetime adventures they will cherished forever.
by Abbey Little
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