3X Study Abroad Champion, Soraya Keiser! (Guatemala/Lithuania/India)

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The #BethelAbroad Pod

Bethel Study Abroad Office

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Join us in hearing from current Bethel students and Bethel alumni about their own personal experience studying abroad! Welcome to the #BethelAbroad Pod, a space where Bethel students, faculty, and staff bravely share how their anxieties became answered prayers, how strangers became life-long friends, and how a city that was once foreign can become home. Our goal here is to break down barriers to better understand and process the "study abroad experience" as it exists here at Bethel University.

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3X Study Abroad Champion, Soraya Keiser! (Guatemala/Lithuania/India)

The #BethelAbroad Pod

44 minutes 19 seconds

1 year ago

3X Study Abroad Champion, Soraya Keiser! (Guatemala/Lithuania/India)

In this episode, we connect with Senior Soraya Keiser and dive into her journey studying abroad in Klaipėda, Lithuania at LCC. Soraya shares her thoughts on the varying differences in academics, her culinary adventures with Lithuanian cuisine, disparities in public transportation, and much more. Additionally, we explore her involvement in creating the Textura magazine during her time in both Guatemala and India.

00:00 Introductions 01:17 About Lithuania and why Soraya chose to study there 05:18 Culture shocks in Soraya's experience 06:56 Clark's program director in Australia 08:18 Soraya's program director and student leaders in Lithuania 09:58 Courses in Lithuania and Australia 13:30 Getting out of her comfort zone and meeting new people 16:52 Traveling during the program 18:20 Journalism experience in May (in Kosovo) 19:57 Diversity in Lithuania and Melbourne 21:30 Food 25:56 Transportation in Lithuania 27:18 Homesickness 28:56 Clark quizzes Soraya on "how well she knows Lithuania" 34:20 Textura India 42:04 If they could study abroad again, where would they go?

Thank you for listening! If you are interested in studying abroad, please contact us at study-abroad@bethel.edu or stop by the Study Abroad Office. We would love to answer any questions you might have about your semester, January, or summer programs abroad!