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I received an email advertising the SSFT travel course to France and Germany. I had never heard of a travel course previously, but I saw the opportunity and took it. For each travel course, students and professors travel to an international destination for two weeks to complete a Grove City College course. Normally, it is one of the humanities classes or another required class. Throughout my time in France and Germany, I learned so much about their cultures. I ate a lot of French and German cuisine, which differs dramatically from ours. I attended a Protestant French church service. This was an amazing experience that was even better than I imagined it would be. Worshipping the Lord surrounded by a gathering of people who didn’t speak the same language as me, who don’t know who I am and, quite frankly, who I have nothing in common with at all, showed me the ability for Christians to come together and recognize their brotherhood and sisterhood with one another under our Father, God. This was one of the most rewarding experiences of the entire trip. In addition to this, I was able to build strong relationships with the other students. I went into the trip knowing one other person and came out of it with several good friends. Spending two weeks with the same people 24\/7 forces you to grow close to one another. I think everyone should learn how this experience happens at some point, especially when in situations like navigating a new place. I was also able to build good relationships with both professors on this trip, both of whom I would have no interaction with during my time at the college if not for the course. Because of it, I was able to get to know them as people, as fathers and as God-fearing mentors. This is a unique relationship that, again, you only get to experience if you do everything with someone for weeks on end. Of course, we also covered the course content, which is much better when you get to cover it in Paris, as opposed to in Sticht Lecture Hall. I would recommend that everyone go on a travel course at some point during their Grove City College career. The benefits of being able to study events where they happened are so impactful, and the relationships built along the way make it that much better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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