Stan and Karen Johnson
OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
Welcome to the newest edition of Going Global, the monthly newsletter that provides readers with information and reflections on the international experiences of GCC students. Presented by: The Stan and Karen Johnson Office of International Education Director: Dr. Lois Johnson Field Director: Dr. Mark Reuber Staff Assistant: Mrs. Jennifer Gilliland Student Advisors: Justine Simon, Erin Wheeler, Allison Hafner, Micayla Wright, Geoffrey Hall, Marley
Kropp, Natalie Webb, and Peter Cha
We hope you enjoy our newsletter! Find us on Facebook (GCC Office of International Education). Visit us any time in HAL 319!
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Meet our new student advisors for 2017-2018
Jesse Nelms • • •
Studied in Costa Rica Senior this coming fall Accounting & Finance
Joel Kearney • • •
Studying in Barcelona Senior this coming fall Biology
Branson Alioth • • •
Pierre Elkoms • • •
Studying in Athens Senior this coming fall Marketing Management
Studying in Shanghai Senior this coming fall International Business
Jocelyn Halliley • • •
Studied in Nantes, France Senior this Coming fall Mechanical Engineer
Justine Simon • • •
Studied in Prague Senior this coming fall Communications
Precious Grieco • • •
Studied in Florence, Italy Senior this coming fall Psychology
Lauren Schoeppener • • •
Studied in Lyon, France Junior this coming fall International Business & French
We are excited to welcome our new student advisors in the fall and even more excited to see how they contribute to our office!
It’s about the relationships over everything else. by: Justine Simon ’18 When thinking ahead to my college experience my one nonnegotiable was to study abroad. As a high school senior, I couldn’t even begin to fathom the adventure that would lie just two years ahead. Now, as a current college junior, l look back on the experience that changed my life in many small but also exponential ways. My journey started on January 17th, 2016, when I stepped off of the British Airways Airbus A320 and onto the runway of the international airport in Prague. It didn’t take more than ten minutes before my expectations of the Czech Republic began to fly out the window. After a full day of traveling, my roommate, Lauren, and I had to somehow make our way to our apartment with only a street address in hand. What we lacked was the slightest ability to communicate in Czech. Like many situations that happened while abroad, we could either laugh or get extremely discouraged. We, our sleep-deprived selves, chose to laugh as we walked up and down the rows of yellow taxis gesturing for a ride. Despite the fact that the taxi driver capitalized on our vulnerable state and charged us double, we made it safely to our apartment. After lugging our suitcases up the four flights of stairs to apartment 4B, we collapsed onto our beds and began to wonder what exactly we had gotten ourselves into.
Four months later to the day, Lauren and I sat together on the stairs of one of the Czech monuments within walking distance from our apartment watching the sun go down on the last night of our study abroad experience. It was a surreal moment that left me thinking about the relationships that shaped me during those four months. Lauren and I lived in an apartment with four girls, all of whom were complete strangers to us as well as to each other. Each came from a different culture with different worldviews and, more importantly, with different stories. Living with these four girls gave me a rich understanding of what it is like to evangelize primarily through actions and less with words. It didn’t take long before Lauren and I realized that we were the only Christians within our entire Program, which gave us an opportunity. We saw quickly how the way that we chose to live would testify to our relationships with Jesus more than our words would. By the end of our time in Prague, we were able to witness to numerous people in and out of our program. It was through pursuing relationships with those placed in my life that I never would have met otherwise that I was burdened for the hearts of the people in my generation. To say that I came across quite a few “characters” along the way would be an understatement. One of my favorite interactions (partially because nothing took a turn for the worse) that occurred involved a burly 23 year-old English man and a nine hour train ride home from Poland. Our first trip out of the Czech Republic was to Krakow, Poland mainly to visit Auschwitz and Birkenau. We went for a long weekend with our two friends and had a full 72 hours of eating, sightseeing, shopping, and more eating. Partially what made this trip so memorable was the fact that we chose to take an overnight train to Poland and back to Prague. Being new to the whole ‘travel-by-train’ situation, we had no idea how early one should arrive to the station. On our way back, we played it safe and arrived much earlier than needed which in-turn led us to sit on the train a solid 30 minutes before it was scheduled to pull out. BAD idea.
As we were getting situated in our cabin (picture a small room with three seats on each side facing each other) a short and stout, ‘cavemanesque’ man came stumbling down the hallway. Just as Lauren and I gave each other a horrified look, he made it to our door, braced himself against the door frame, and flashed us that yellow, crooked smile of his. He could barely stand up straight let alone communicate very much indicating that he had thoroughly made the most out of his last night in Krakow if you get what I mean. Lauren and I managed to keep our cool, even though the smell of him was enough to make you want to shove dryer sheets up your nose. Our best effort to look irritatingly uninterested wasn’t enough to encourage him to continue his search for a place to sit for the next nine hours. To our horror, this leather-clad, long haired (and I mean long hair) man who introduced himself as Dominic was swinging his duffle onto the luggage rack. You could say that I was panicking inwardly because we were about to be locked in a 6’ by 6’ room with a strange man for nine hours. To our benefit, before he could decide on which seat to take he realized that he, in fact, had to use the “loo” which was conveniently located at the end of the train. The second that he was out of sight we were in a frenzy stuffing our passports and credit cards down our clothes and coming up with the best plan on how to survive the long ride back to Prague. A fun thing to note about us is that Lauren and I pride ourselves in our ability to communicate telepathically. It was a game time decision but “Justine and Lauren” became “Adeline and Avery” who were traveling through Europe on a make-believe trip during our make-believe break from graduate school to visit Lauren’s make-believe husband who was waiting for our arrival at the station. Maybe it was because of his drunken state, but our new British friend bought it. And to think that all of this went down before we even pulled out of the station…
The following hours consisted of conversations about everything imaginable. Whether it was digging to find our true thoughts about the soon-to-be President Donald Trump or asking us if it is actually true that having a British accent automatically increases a British male’s level of attractiveness, it was clear that our new travel companion was very interested in an American woman’s point of view. Eventually our conversations about politics led to a conversation about faith and whether or not you can fully know if God is real. That was the first time in my life that I gave the gospel to a complete stranger. Not only was Dominic a complete stranger but he was also an unforeseen stranger. It was here, in a small train car, that I learned one of my most valuable life lessons: I can’t plan for the unexpected but when the unexpected arises it is an opportunity instead of an inconvenience. That weekend in Poland changed the way I lived my life for the rest of my time abroad, but more importantly, it changed the way I live my life here as a Grove City student. Being abroad challenged me to live my beliefs in a new way than I ever thought was possible.
Living for the opportunity has increased my experience at Grove City because it invited me to live intentionally with those around me.
Living Your Faith Abroad Did you feel that your faith was tested when you went abroad? Yes, because when I was abroad, I no longer had spiritual expectations put on me like I have at Grove City. I was able to be whoever I wanted to be because I didn’t know anyone. I was able to grow in my faith in a way I never have before; I became the person I truly wanted to be. I never needed God so much in my life, and I would pray to Him constantly about everything and all the changes I was going through. I needed His help to speak a different language, live in a different culture, make friends, love others, and navigate a new city. I learned that depending on God is the best thing I can do, no matter where life takes me. It was a lot all at once, but with God by my side it felt a lot lighter. I knew my faith was being tested because of all the lessons I was learning and how my thinking and attitude was changing throughout my time abroad.
What challenges did you overcome in regards to your faith? Sharing my faith with my friends was something that I didn’t really know how to do and something I struggled with because I wanted to be so open about it. Back at home, I’m constantly surrounded by friends and family that share my faith, so learning to be open about my faith to strangers was an amazing thing to learn how to do. Also, there were so many times where I was stressed out of my mind or just very confused, but completely trusting in God in things that were so far out of my control was truly an amazing experience I had very frequently while abroad.
How did your time abroad strengthen your faith, or did it not strengthen your faith? It strengthened my faith in so many ways, but basically because I needed Jesus more than I ever needed Him before. It was just me and Him and it was hard no longer having that Christian fellowship around me, but I think stepping out of my comfort zone was the most significant thing I could have done to strengthen my faith. The fact that God took me on this incredible journey showed me in a lot of ways the love that God has for me and the ways in which He can work in my life even when I think my life is insignificant. Every place I visited was like a dream, and I knew it was God continuing to pursue my heart in ways I never knew were possible.
Savannah Resler
Living Your Faith Abroad Did you feel that your faith was tested when you went abroad? When I was abroad, I was removed from the Grove City “bubble� and placed in a large, secular university. I lived on a co-ed hall and my dorm room was right above the campus bar, which took some getting used to. None of the Americans who were studying abroad with me identified as Christians, but over time, I met other international brothers and sisters in Christ who encouraged and supported me. At the university, I was taking a Values and Virtues ethics course, and it was really interested to hear how morals were presented apart from a Christian university. The Lord gave me some incredible opportunities to partake in discussions with other students about objectivity, happiness, and life-purpose, and I learned to do so in a way that allowed me to share my own beliefs as well as understand theirs.
Were you able to be a part of any type of Christian community when you were abroad? While abroad, I overheard my neighbor listening to Chris Tomlin in his room so I immediately went over to introduce myself. His name was Joshua, and he was from Singapore and actively involved in the Christian groups on campus. I went with Josh and another hall mate, Nic, to the Christian Union at my university, which had morning prayer and weekly meetings. Joshua helped me to get involved with some of their worship teams. I was able to join a group of students and play at some events and coffee houses with them, which I loved.
How did your time abroad strengthen your faith, or did it not strengthen your faith? My time abroad showed me what it feels like to walk out your faith outside of Grove City and gave me the confidence that this is a possible thing. It was the most incredible blessing when I was worshipping at a church in England, thousands of miles away from my home, but I felt so at home with all of the people because they were brothers and sisters in Christ. They knew me at the core of my being, because they understood everything I believe in and what motivates me. What a blessing it is to be a part of a family that knows no borders or boundaries. It was a sweet lesson to learn.
Erin Wheeler
Living Your Faith Abroad Did you feel that your faith was tested when you went abroad? Honestly, yes. Christianity is not a very present thing (or just religion in general) abroad, and many of the international people I met were not affiliated with any religion. Some of the people I met were even atheists. Because of the lack of Christians around me, besides a select few, I found it difficult to talk about my faith or live it out because no one around me was doing that. The things people were doing while abroad tested me, as well.
What challenges did you overcome in regards to your faith? I overcame the urge to completely disregard my faith and just “have fun” like everyone else and not take time to stick to my beliefs. I was challenged to attend a church and Christian group on campus, too.
Were you able to be a part of any type of Christian community when you were abroad? I joined the CU (Christian Union) of the university but did not attend too many of the gatherings.
How did your time abroad strengthen your faith, or did it not strengthen your faith? I think it strengthened my faith very much in the beginning; I was struggling a lot with homesickness and being sad, so I leaned on God and prayed that he would help me get out of the “funk” that I was in. When I started focusing more on enjoying myself and experiencing the culture I was part of, I definitely put my faith on the backburner. It was great to have some time to relax and figure out myself and what I believe, but when I came back, I knew it was definitely time to do something about what I believe.
Marion Luckett
Living Your Faith Abroad Did you feel that your faith was tested when you went abroad? I didn’t really feel that my faith was tested on a fundamental level. My ideas about the world didn’t change too much. Sure, I had the same moments of doubt that are a normal part of being a human, but I would have had those at GCC anyway. The real test came with acting out my faith on a daily basis. Without a community of believers to challenge you to live faithfully every day, it’s easy to stop thinking and talking about God as much as you do when you’re at GCC.
What challenges did you overcome in regards to your faith? Most of the time, other people didn’t directly challenge my faith. I became friends with people from all different backgrounds. They were pretty open to discussing differences in beliefs, and we learned the most from each other when we respectfully asked questions. I didn’t feel like an outsider because of my faith; I found a community of friends who could hang out and have fun even if we didn’t share beliefs. The exception was one staunch atheist. She had extremely strong opinions about the stupidity of any faith system. We did not discuss our beliefs much.
Were you able to be a part of any type of Christian community when you were abroad? I hung out a lot in the chaplaincy office at my university in Northern Ireland. I loved talking to the three chaplains: one was a Presbyterian minister, one was a Methodist minister, and one was a Catholic priest. We talked about the religious conflicts in Northern Ireland and their hopes for the future of their country. I didn’t become connected with a lot of Christian students, though.
How did your time abroad strengthen your faith, or did it not strengthen your faith? My time abroad showed me how sovereign God is. I took a lot of solo trips, and I was safe on every single one. There were times that I took the train late at night or I was walking somewhere by myself in a new city. I didn’t realize it at the time, but now I know that God protected me and put people around me to watch out for me. He also provided a strong support network of family and friends back home whom I could talk to if I needed to vent about something or needed to hear a familiar voice.
Marley Kropp
Living Your Faith Abroad Did you feel that your faith was tested when you went abroad? Yes, I feel my faith was tested while abroad. The Christian community in Cork was a fairly small one; so while it was definitely there, it was something that had to be sought out a bit.
What challenges did you overcome in regards to your faith? One challenge I had was putting myself out there and being intentional in the way I approached my faith. I’m very happy in the background, so taking those first few steps into a new congregation, asking about Bible studies, inviting that person I just met out for coffee and a chat, all of that was very intimidating. Another was the fact that my faith didn’t always make it easy to fit in. I wasn’t comfortable with the heavy drinking and partying atmosphere. I wasn’t going to smoke weed with them and I didn’t have hook-up stories from the night before to whisper about. I invited them to church each Sunday, although no one ever took me up on it. There was a need to make a conscious decision to live differently. They knew I was a professed Christian and the way I acted mattered. At the same time, I was alone in a foreign country and just wanted friends. God absolutely provided, however, through the members of the church that I joined.
Were you able to be a part of any type of Christian community when you were abroad? Yes! And those people were honestly the best part of my time abroad. I joined the Christian Union on campus and I attended Calvary Cork, a church plant in Center City Cork. Calvary in particular was a place I started to feel like I belonged and I found a lot of my friendships through attendance. There was a group of us that would get takeout, study together, and explore, and they were essential in making Cork feel like a home for me. I still Skype with a couple of the girls I really clicked with.
How did your time abroad strengthen your faith, or did it not strengthen your faith? Seeing specific prayers being answered, and often exceeded, through the people that I met and God’s perfect timing was a huge encouragement. There’s also something about the universal church, and really seeing that family of believers from around the world that really touched me. There are certainly differences in the way we worship, express, or live day to day, but meeting someone and knowing that you have something so profound in common with them opens a lot of doors to new friendships, leads to thoughtful discussion, and just further shows the diversity in the Body of believers.
Allison Hafner
Germany Czech Republic
Prague
Join Dr. McFeaters and Dr. Munson on a faculty led travel course during May of 2018. Information meeting on Monday, May 8th at 2PM OR Tuesday, May 9th at 8PM in HAL 215. Email either MRMcFeaters@gcc.edu or PAMunson@gcc.edu for more information $4,950 (approx.)
BUSA 214, HUMA 301, or BUSA/ACCT/FNCE 260
Quenching My My Wanderlust Wanderlust Quenching By Peter Cha “Where are you from? Where is home for you?” These are question that always makes me stop and think. I’m sure it really isn’t an easy question to answer, and I can say for certain that most third culture kids would agree. A third culture kid (TCK) or third culture individual (TCI) are terms used to refer to children raised in a culture other than their parents' (or the culture of the country given on the child's passport, where they are legally considered native) for a significant part of their early development years. I was born in Seoul, South Korea, to two native Korean parents. However, by the time I was six months old, I had already taken my first flight. My father’s business led him to leave South Korea, and we moved to Hong Kong. Our family lived there for about two years before moving to Singapore where my younger brother was born. We stayed there for another two years before relocating to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where my sister was born. At this point, my father did not want us to move every two to three years because of his career. My father made the big decision to quit his job and start his own company. We settled down in Malaysia where my siblings and I attended the International School of Kuala Lumpur (a secular, private and non-profit, parent-governed school accredited in the United States). I spent the next 14 years of my life attending this school, prekindergarten to my senior year of high school. The international school I attended had a large impact in shaping the person I am today. The school had students from over 70 different countries which allowed for a very unique cultural environment. Most of our teachers were also from all around the world (primarily being American, British, and Australian). This meant that I was able to pick up English as early as I can remember. While Malaysia is an Islamic country, we had the freedom of religion and our school had religions from all corners of the world. Religion never prevented us from being friends and all topics, controversial or not, were openly and peacefully discussed. We were comfortable with each other and often we jested about each other’s culture, race, and religion, but always in good fun. Like every high school, we had our cliques, but everyone was able to get along with one another since we all shared something unique: we were all students from around the world in a foreign country going to school together. We were united through our differences.
We naturally learned about and embraced other cultures through each other and often through our teachers. One of my favorite teachers from high school was from Wales with a thick rugged accent. He kept it professional when he was teaching biology but was not afraid to curse during our rugby games as my coach-- letting us see the true Welsh man he was outside the classroom! My school made an emphasis to create “global citizens” and presented many opportunities to travel the world. They ranged from ski trips to Switzerland to community service in Nepal. Some opportunities I was able to partake in were were building houses in Vietnam, NASA space camp in Alabama, theater camp in Sydney, Australia (yep, I totally wanted to be an actor in middle school), Rugby Tournaments and Model United Nations conferences to China, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, and the Philippines—and these are just a few examples. The only things that prevented an individual from capitalizing on all these trips were time, money, and obviously personal drive. My father’s work required him to travel often, but he also loved to travel. He would often often take me along on business trips when they were out of the country. I would follow him to the country and be a tourist while my father worked. I was able to develop independence from traveling alone and fell in love with travelling. My father also loved to travel and we often took time in the summer to go on a family vacation. We visited Europe, the U.S, and other countries throughout Asia. We also took many trips to Seoul, South Korea, where I was born, so that my siblings and I could somewhat stay in touch with our birth culture. “Why did you come to Grove City College,” or “How did you even hear about it?” are questions I often get asked. Many students from my high school applied to universities all around the world. A good majority of the schools were in the U.S. since many students were U.S. citizens. Many also applied to schools in Europe and Australia. It was really on a whim that I decided to choose the U.S. as my destination and picked 9 nine schools to apply to. My father wanted to pick a school for me and chose Grove City College. He heard from someone about the school, and the Christian influence appealed to him. I applied to ten schools, and started to get acceptance letters back (what an exciting time!) In the end, I narrowed my choices down to three schools: University of Washington, Michigan State University, and Grove City College. I really did not know anything about Grove City College. When it came time to decide, my father told me that I was free to choose where I wanted to go. HOWEVER, there was a hitch -- if I chose to go to UW or MSU, I would be taking a student loan. However, if I chose to go to GCC, he would cover all expenses. I really did not want to come out of college with $200,000 in debt, so the choice then was rather easy. You could say I was highly incentivized to choose Grove City College.
My father has always been a very strong Christian, and tried to make our family share the same values. Though I went through many stages of rebellion, I grew to identify myself as a Christian. However, when I arrived at GCC, I found that students were quick to judge on actions and thoughts revolving around Christianity. Coming from such a diverse cultural environment, my first impression and experiences was rather negative. Coming from a diverse cultural environment and having a diverse group of friends who had different faiths (or the lack of), I was not used to the dogmatic mindset of many of the students. I did think of transferring out many times. I grew further away from my faith by coming to GCC. However, I was quick to make peace with the decision I made and the circumstance and environment I was in. I focused on the better things that GCC had to offer. I made friends that were more open-minded, culturally aware, and religiously sensitive. I spent weekends away visiting friends from high school that were at other universities around the U.S. I also chose to study abroad which allowed to me feed my passion of traveling. One of the best decisions I made at GCC was studying abroad my Junior year and spending a semester in Italy with a few friends from Grove City College that I persuaded to come abroad with me. Two of them had never been out of the country, and none had ever been to Europe before! It was rather exciting to be able to go to Europe with friends from GCC and be able to show them where I previously visited. I remember scheduling my classes so that they I would have 4-5 day weekends every week. I took the opportunity to visit countries I had been to, but also made sure to visit new countries. I was also able to visit some high school friends that lived there. Since I was on a budget, I started to maximize my expenses on experiences. I stayed at cheap hostels, bummed at friends’ places so that I could travel to more countries by sacrificing some comfort. I visited a whole range of countries while I was in Italy, but some of my favorite destinations were Prague and Norway! Prague was beautiful, fun, and cheap. Norway was beautiful but expensive, though being fully immersed in the Norwegian culture was exhilarating. By the end of my semester abroad, the countries I had visited (not counting layovers) in my life was close to 30, with about 10 countries being new visits while I studied abroad.
After my semester in Italy I had to go back to Seoul, South Korea. Although I had never lived there very long, as a South Korean citizen, I was required to serve two years in the Korean military. I left GCC and returned to Seoul to serve in the army. However, due to an extremely fortunate turn of events, I only had to serve in the actual army for boot camp (6 weeks) where I practiced military drills ranging from war games, throwing grenades, becoming adept with rifles, morning runs, 8 hour treks with 80lbs of gear and some more. After boot camp, I was transferred to the Supreme Court in Seoul where I performed daily clerical related tasks. I did a lot of translating work and helped foreigners who came to court. I was able to experience many things, ranging from filing paperwork for late loan payment penalties, divorce papers, to watching court trials on homicide related cases. In the short two years I was able to get a glimpse of how the law and court worked. I also made some good connections with lawyers, judges, and prosecutors. You never know when you might be in trouble! I finished my national service in December 2015, and I had the option of trying to rush back in a matter of weeks in time for the spring semester or take my time and go back for the fall Semester. I decided to go back in fall semester so that I could take some time off and gain some work experience. I was able to squeeze in three internships in the span of about eight months which became valuable experiences as I had little work experience in the business world. People often ask me what I would do if I could do college all over again. I would definitely come to GCC again as the experiences I’ve had have been invaluable. I was able to realize the Christian I wanted to become (and not become). Looking back I’m glad I was able to experience the culture that is Grove City College, and I would also never trade in the relationships that I have formed with people while being here. So what does life look like after graduation? After a series of fortunate events, I accepted a job offer in Seoul, South Korea as a business development manager at a global cyber security firm. I accepted this offer as it lets me travel to the U.S., Europe, and all over Asia for business related conferences. I guess old habits die hard, and I still have the need to quench my wanderlust.
ORIGINS - Exploring the Great Debate in England and France SSFT 212 - May 20-31, 2018 Taught by Dr. Anderson - Led by Dr. Bardy
Travel to London, Paris, Nantes, and Angers. Visit Big Ben, St. Paul’s Cathedral, and the London Natural History Museum. Stand beneath the Eiffel Tower and experience the Louvre Museum, Notre Dame, and the Paris Museum of Natural History. Engage with French students in Nantes on diverse subjects.
Program Fee $3,749 includes: Round-trip air travel, Lodging, two French meals per day, Tuition for 2-credit course, health insurance coverage. Museum fees, tips, all transportation in France and London.
FOR MORE INFO Contact Dr. Erik Bardy erbardy@gcc.edu
January 2018 intersession in
Rome
Spend 11 days in Italy! Explore Rome with trips to Florence and Naples- for credit! With Dr. Michael Coulter
St. Peter Church
Pantheon Vatican Museums
COURSES OFFERED: • HUMA 200: Western Civilization • POLS 101: Foundations of Political Science • POLS 390: Studies: Politics of Italy COST: approximately $4,125 TRAVEL DATES: January 8th- January 20th, 2018 FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO SIGN UP: Office of International Education, HAL 319 Or email Dr. Coulter at CoulterML@gcc.edu
Colosseum
15 DAYS 5 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES 2 CRAZY PROFESSORS* *Bibza rejects any evidence of his insanity, yet insists upon Schaefer’s diminishing mental stability. o Join Dr. Bibza and Dr. Schaefer on a Reformation tour through some of Europe’s most historical cities. From May 21st through June 4th, you will land in London, travel to Paris and explore the regions of Geneva, Lucerne, Tyrol and Rothenburg before ending this unforgettable journey in Heidelberg, Germany. o $5,847 includes round-trip flights, full-time tour director, in-country transportation, hotel stay, and daily breakfast & dinner. For more information contact Dr. Bibza at JBibza@gcc.edu.
Antigua, Guatemala | Intersession January 2018 Cultura Popular de América Latina o química Latin American Pop Culture or Chemistry
SCIC 203: Atoms, Molecules and the Material World (4 credits, Dr. Kriley) or GOBL 290: Latin American Pop Culture (3 credits, Prof. Ligo) Señora Carla Ligo and Señor Chuck Kriley Dates: January 8-20, 2018 Cost: $3,600 for SCIC 203, $3,450 for GOBL 290 Housing: Hostel Holistico
Contact one of the professors for more information!
Excursions • Visit a tropical cloud forest • Visit an active volcano, Volcan Pacaya • Shop at the Chichicastenango Market • Day trip to the gorgeous Lake Atitlan • Visit ancient Mayan ruins and colonial architecture
*The lab portion of the course will be completed on-campus Fall 2017. **The first part of the course will meet on-campus during Fall 2017.
Damper By: Geoff Hall
A traditional mainstay of stockmen and drovers in the Australian bush, I tried Damper when I visited a cattle station during my time abroad in Townsville, Australia. The bread tasted especially good after a long, hot day of horseback riding through the kangaroo-inhabited countryside.
INGREDIENTS
450g (3 cups) self-raising flour Pinch of salt 80g (1/3 stick) butter, chilled, cubed 185ml (3/4 cup) water
METHOD Step 1
Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a baking tray with non-stick baking paper. Combine the flour and salt in a large bowl. Use your fingertips to rub the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
Step 2
Add the water to the flour mixture and use a round-bladed knife in a cutting motion to mix until the mixture just comes together, adding 1-2 tablespoons extra water if the mixture is a little dry. Use your hands to bring the mixture together.
Step 3
Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently for 1-2 minutes or until smooth. Shape into an 7 inch disc and place on tray. Use a sharp knife that has been dipped in flour to mark 8 wedges on top. Dust the damper with a little extra flour and bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes or until the damper is cooked through and sounds hollow when tapped on the base. Transfer to a wire rack for 5 minutes to cool slightly. Serve warm or at room temperature.