{"id":2453,"date":"2025-07-23T19:19:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T19:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/?p=2453"},"modified":"2025-07-24T07:50:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T07:50:52","slug":"unexpected-hospitality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/unexpected-hospitality\/","title":{"rendered":"Unexpected hospitality \u2022 Brittany, Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Open to new possibilities \u2022 Sara Eveler, Germany<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Unexpected hospitality in Acatzingo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brittany \u201918 (left) spent a semester abroad living in Puebla, Mexico, in the fall semester of her Senior year. She was studying at the Universidad de las Am\u00e9ricas, or the UDLAP as she explains. Brittany encountered a new level of hospitality while celebrating Mexican Independence Day. Listen to Brittany\u2019s story. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/studyabroad_transcript_brittanybarrett.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/studyabroad_transcript_brittanybarrett.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\/08\/SA_Brittany_complete.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=\"624\" height=\"350\" data-id=\"2461\" 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