{"id":2397,"date":"2025-07-23T18:58:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T18:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/?p=2397"},"modified":"2025-07-24T07:51:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T07:51:01","slug":"open-to-new-possibilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/open-to-new-possibilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Open to new possibilities \u2022 Sara Eveler, Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Open to new possibilities \u2022 Sara Eveler, Germany<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Open to new possibilities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sara \u201919 spent her entire junior year living abroad in T\u00fcbingen, Germany. There, she experienced a profound growth in her faith within a new church community. Being abroad opened her mind to new possibilities and a new understanding of not only her faith, but also of her future vocation as it relates to service. Listen to Sara\u2019s story. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/transcript_SA_SaraEveler.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/transcript_SA_SaraEveler.pdf\">Transcript<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/marvel-b1-cdn.bc0a.com\/f00000000181213\/www.valpo.edu\/world-languages-and-cultures\/files\/2019\/02\/SA_audio_SaraEveler_edited.mp3?_=1\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"619\" height=\"350\" data-id=\"2405\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_ssaraeveler_01-619x350-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_ssaraeveler_01-619x350-1.webp 619w, https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_ssaraeveler_01-619x350-1-300x170.webp 300w, https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_ssaraeveler_01-619x350-1-600x339.webp 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"617\" height=\"350\" data-id=\"2404\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_saraeveler_04-1-617x350-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_saraeveler_04-1-617x350-1.webp 617w, https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_saraeveler_04-1-617x350-1-300x170.webp 300w, https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_saraeveler_04-1-617x350-1-600x340.webp 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"623\" height=\"350\" data-id=\"2403\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_saraeveler_03-1-623x350-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_saraeveler_03-1-623x350-1.webp 623w, https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_saraeveler_03-1-623x350-1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_saraeveler_03-1-623x350-1-600x337.webp 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"350\" data-id=\"2402\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_saraeveler_02-1-624x350-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_saraeveler_02-1-624x350-1.webp 624w, https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_saraeveler_02-1-624x350-1-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_saraeveler_02-1-624x350-1-600x337.webp 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Open to new possibilities \u2022 Sara Eveler, Germany Open to new possibilities Sara \u201919 spent her entire junior year living abroad in T\u00fcbingen, Germany. 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