{"id":2455,"date":"2025-07-23T19:21:53","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T19:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/?p=2455"},"modified":"2025-07-24T07:50:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T07:50:50","slug":"a-diverse-world-a-new-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/a-diverse-world-a-new-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"A diverse world, a new perspective \u2022 Skye, France"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Open to new possibilities \u2022 Sara Eveler, Germany<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A diverse world, a new perspective<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A double-major in marketing and French, Skye \u201919 lived abroad in La Rochelle, France during the fall of her Junior year. Skye\u2019s time in France brought her into contact with the world\u2019s diversity as she made friends not only from France, but Germany, Sweden, Egypt, Korea, and more. Forming these international friendships brought about a shift in perspective in Skye upon returning home. Listen to Skye\u2019s story. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/studyabroad_transcript_SkyeSchoedel.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/staging.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/studyabroad_transcript_SkyeSchoedel.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_skyeschoedel.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=\"2469\" 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