My first study abroad with the Honors College was a 4 week trip during the Summer of 2017 . The course I was enrolled in is called the Italy Grand Tour Redux. The course is based in Rome, Italy, and as a class we examined the cultural legacy of the classical eras like the Renaissance. Those classical eras, eventually lead to the contemporary art world of today. In this course I reflected on how the personal relevance of the Italian culture (specifically the Roman Empire) transcended and shaped the culturally evolving and digital world of today.

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My second study abroad with the Honors College was another 4 week long trip that I experienced throughout the Summer of 2018. The course was called France: Art, War, and Human Rights. The class was based in Paris, France and it was considered an interdisciplinary course that examines France’s political, intellectual, and cultural conflicts. I frequently engaged in debates about absolutism, nationalism, and human rights with my professor and peers.