{"id":1208,"date":"2026-01-23T09:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T09:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/2026\/01\/23\/2026-01-23-cross-the-pond\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T23:07:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T23:07:11","slug":"2026-01-23-cross-the-pond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/2026\/01\/23\/2026-01-23-cross-the-pond\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018cross the\u00a0pond"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#63635c;margin-bottom:22px;font-size:0.85rem;font-style:italic\">By <a href=\"\/thecollegian\/tag\/luke-paglia\/\">Luke Paglia<\/a> &middot; Photo Chief<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large tc-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/2026-01-23-19-cross-the-pond-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-596\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the 2025-2026 winter break, I traveled to France and Germany to complete the college\u2019s required course, Studies in Science, Faith and Technology (SSFT). Grove City College offers the opportunity to take travel courses throughout the year during the intersession periods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the beginning of college, I have wanted to study abroad. As I planned out my schedule, I realized it would be tough as a molecular biology major to find enough time to spend a whole semester abroad. This was very disappointing to me. I thought it would be an amazing experience to be immersed in a new culture, learning its language and traditions and exploring new places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then, toward the end of my sophomore year, I was trying to find time in my junior year schedule to take SSFT and was struggling to move classes around to fit it. That\u2019s when<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large tc-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/2026-01-23-19-cross-the-pond-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-597\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large tc-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/2026-01-23-19-cross-the-pond-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-598\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large tc-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/2026-01-23-19-cross-the-pond-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-599\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large tc-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/2026-01-23-19-cross-the-pond-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-600\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the 2025-2026 winter break, I traveled to France and Germany to complete the college\u2019s required course, Studies in Science, Faith and Technology (SSFT). Grove City College offers the opportunity to take<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":596,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[223],"tags":[41,73,28],"class_list":["post-1208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-through-the-lens","tag-issue-2026-01-23","tag-luke-paglia","tag-through-the-lens"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/2026-01-23-19-cross-the-pond-1.jpg",720,1280,false],"thumbnail":["\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/2026-01-23-19-cross-the-pond-1.jpg",84,150,false],"medium":["\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/2026-01-23-19-cross-the-pond-1.jpg",169,300,false],"medium_large":["\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/2026-01-23-19-cross-the-pond-1.jpg",720,1280,false],"large":["\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/2026-01-23-19-cross-the-pond-1.jpg",576,1024,false],"1536x1536":["\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/2026-01-23-19-cross-the-pond-1.jpg",720,1280,false],"2048x2048":["\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/09\/2026-01-23-19-cross-the-pond-1.jpg",720,1280,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Ian Schartner","author_link":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/author\/schartnerij23\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Over the 2025-2026 winter break, I traveled to France and Germany to complete the college\u2019s required course, Studies in Science, Faith and Technology (SSFT). 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