{"id":2451,"date":"2025-07-23T19:17:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T19:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/?p=2451"},"modified":"2025-07-24T07:50:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T07:50:54","slug":"finding-comfort-in-commonalities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/finding-comfort-in-commonalities\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding comfort in commonalities \u2022 Sarah, Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Open to new possibilities \u2022 Sara Eveler, Germany<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Finding comfort in commonalities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the spring of her junior year, Sarah \u201919 spent a semester abroad living in Reutlingen, Germany. Multiple experiences in different church settings in Reutlingen, Vienna and Rome helped Sarah develop a new perspective on her own Christian faith, while encountering the common practices and beliefs shared by Christians around the globe. Listen to Sarah\u2019s three-part story. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_transcript_crowe.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_transcript_crowe.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\/2018\/11\/SA_sarahcrowe_clipAv2.mp3?_=1\"><\/audio><\/figure>\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\/2018\/11\/SA_sarahcrowe_clipAv2.mp3?_=1\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/world-languages-and-cultures\/files\/2018\/11\/SA_sarahcrowe_clipAv2.mp3\"><\/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=\"623\" height=\"350\" data-id=\"2448\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_SarahC_04_650-623x350-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_SarahC_04_650-623x350-1.webp 623w, https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_SarahC_04_650-623x350-1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_SarahC_04_650-623x350-1-600x337.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=\"618\" height=\"350\" data-id=\"2446\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_SarahC_02_650-618x350-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_SarahC_02_650-618x350-1.webp 618w, https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_SarahC_02_650-618x350-1-300x170.webp 300w, https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_SarahC_02_650-618x350-1-600x340.webp 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"618\" height=\"350\" data-id=\"2447\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_SarahC_03_650-618x350-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_SarahC_03_650-618x350-1.webp 618w, https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_SarahC_03_650-618x350-1-300x170.webp 300w, https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/SA_SarahC_03_650-618x350-1-600x340.webp 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Open to new possibilities \u2022 Sara Eveler, Germany Finding comfort in commonalities In the spring of her junior year, Sarah \u201919 spent a semester abroad living in Reutlingen, Germany. 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