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Miners Abroad https://minersabroad.mst.edu Miners studying around the world Thu, 29 Aug 2013 13:46:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.7 51360746 Study Abroad Fair https://minersabroad.mst.edu/2013/08/study-abroad-fair/ Thu, 29 Aug 2013 13:44:47 +0000 https://minersabroad.mst.edu/?p=686 S&T students in Paris

S&T students in Paris

 

Have you ever thought about studying abroad? Do you have questions you’d like to ask students that have studied abroad? Do you think you can’t fit study abroad in your schedule?  Come find out more about the many options for study abroad at this fall’s Study Abroad Fair.  Between 11 and 2 on Tuesday, September 3 in the Carver-Turner room of the Havener Center, you can learn more about short-term and semester or year-long opportunities. Visit with students that have studied in Malaysia, South Korea, China, and other countries. Studying abroad may be easier than you thought!  Come learn more! Refreshments and live music included.

 

What:      Study Abroad Fair

When:     Tuesday, September 3 from 11 am – 2 pm

Where:    Carver-Turner Room of the Havener Center.

]]> 686 Reflection on France: Study Abroad Experience https://minersabroad.mst.edu/2013/06/reflection-on-france-study-abroad-experience/ Sat, 22 Jun 2013 12:18:02 +0000 https://minersabroad.mst.edu/?p=593 After arriving back in the U.S. this past Saturday, I’ve come to realize a huge gap in both social and historical culture between America and France. The experience has really impacted my views in a nearly indescribable way. It was almost an experience of going to another planet instead of just another country – a revelation of how diverse the world is in operation though everyone is effectively living similar lives. Not just now, but in contexts of the past – such as during the world wars – we share the same values of freedom and preservation of human life, paying the ultimate price to gain these basic rights. Every day spent in France, the overwhelming feelings of camaraderie in the face of adversity surfaced. Every location the students of Missouri S&T visited only served to peel the lid back on emotional barriers for us, with several students breaking out into tears – myself included – when taking in the gravity of standing on Omaha Beach in Normandy where thousands died on D-Day.

The American Cemetery

The American Cemetery

Taking a class at the university could never prepare someone for the things they might experience and feel when standing at the historical monuments in person. Yes, America has quite a few historical monuments that bring about similar feelings, but for France, World Wars I and II took place on their soil while we were an ocean away. Today’s American citizens could never compare such experiences of having their home country invaded and occupied, but for France the past still remains in the everyday of the citizens’ lives. Social order was heavily changed once France was occupied during World War II, with the weight of events still dictating how people act in social situations today by trying to have the utmost respect for another person despite differences so as not to repeat the mistakes made by others in the past.

Sky View from the top of the Eiffel Tower

Sky view from the top of the Eiffel Tower

In total, the experience of studying abroad has really changed my thoughts on several issues here in the U.S., and though it is a bit hard to explain the feelings one might gain through studying abroad, I insist everyone take the leap of experiencing another culture at least once in their lives. The world, as it turns out, is much bigger and brighter than one could ever imagine, and the past memories that mold our world can turn every thought around the minute you learn how oddly similar yet different we are.

Making globes during World War 2 - Caen Memorial Museum

Making globes during World War II – Caen Memorial Museum

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