Gaining a Global Perspective

Madison Weikle, assistant editor

The Study Abroad Program at PVCC gives students an opportunity to affordably explore the world while furthering their education. In the Summer of 2019, there are three study abroad opportunities open to students: Costa Rica, D-Day England and France, and the International Business Voyage.

The study abroad program to Costa Rica is a nine-day trip where students will study the environment and culture of Costa Rica. Led by Chair of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of Spanish Dr. Kit Decker, students will visit beaches, volcanoes, hot springs, and cloud forests. Decker said, “It is an opportunity to expand and absorb the environment while, at the same time, not being left to your own devices, you will have a tour guide available so you can have the full benefit of everything available to you.” The trip to Costa Rica will take place from May 20-29, 2019.

Group leader of the England and France trip Kris Swanson said, “I chose this trip because I am very interested in World War II. I saw there were these dedicated trips for the 75th anniversary for D-Day and I thought this would be fascinating to do.” The England and France trip will be a nine-day trip with various stops in England and France. One of the stops will be on the beach of Normandy for the 75th anniversary of D-Day where the group will participate in the D-Day events. The England and France trip will take place from June 1-10, 2019.

The final trip for the summer of 2019 is the International Business Voyage. The voyage is a 13-day trip from July 7-20. Traveling by ship, students will make 12 different stops in eight countries. Group Leader Salvatore Moschella says he highly recommends taking the International Business course along with the voyage, however it is not required. Moschella will hold an information session about the voyage on Jan. 31, 2019, for those who are interested.

Moschella said, “I tell my students all the time how important it is to have a global perspective on things and experience different cultures, and to travel. We live in a world which is very much interdependent and unless we have experiences outside of our own country it is going to be very difficult for us to compete in the global environment in which we live and work.”