Marley Connor, Staff Writer – David Busch, a junior, spent his spring break on a trip to France with Dr. Declair, as well as seventeen other students and faculty from the Lynchburg College community. Busch said the trip focused around a lesson on French identity, and how the French people deal with the growing Muslim population within the country, one of the largest in any European nation. “The history behind [...]

Marley Connor, Staff Writer Sarah Ranfone, a senior here at Lynchburg College, spent the fall semester of her senior year in Santiago, the capital city of Chile. “I wanted to do something different, instead of just staying in Lynchburg for all four years,” Ranfone said. “I think studying abroad is an experience you can only get while you’re still in school, so you might as well take full advantage of [...]

Lauren Lacourciere, Staff Writer – EDITOR’S NOTE: Lauren Lacourciere is a writer for The Critograph and first-year student who traveled to Vietnam over Winter Break as part of a Lynchburg College study abroad program. We walked down the dusty streets of this foreign town, taking in the smell of the fishing port. The wind blowing the scent of drying fish, which lined the streets, up our noses. In many ways [...]

Krystal Foster, Staff Writer - Over this past Winter Break more than 60 Lynchburg College students studied abroad in a variety of cultures and climates. Students traveled to three countries including: the Bahamas, Rome and Vietnam. The trip to Vietnam was led by David Lipani, an English professor. The 19-day program involved a group of 20 students ranging from first-years to seniors. During their stay, students experienced the tropical climate [...]

Megan Delp, Managing Editor – As I begin my last semester as a college student at Lynchburg College I can honestly say that my life has taken a change for the best. Over this past Christmas break I traveled with about thirty other LC students and three professors to Rome. I had always wanted to travel abroad but never took the chance to do so. I finally followed one of [...]

Marley Connor, Staff Writer – So often, when we talk about opportunities to study abroad, or engage in discussions related to the topic, our minds immediately jump to airplane rides to foreign countries where we learn different languages, take pictures of classically stunning landscapes or eat exotic foods that had never before appeared in our repertoire. However, what we very rarely look at is the other side of studying abroad—being [...]

Marley Connor, Staff Writer - How can you guarantee yourself a life-changing experience through which you will gain confidence, a bigger sense of yourself and the world, as well as the opportunity to meet and connect with people from all over the planet? More and more, college and even high school students are engaging in this growing trend and taking semester or even year-long trips to other countries to study [...]