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Adventure and A Change of Scenery

Jan 15, 2016

A recent Grace College graduate, Emily Strawn, was featured recently in the Journal-Gazette and Times-Courier, Mattoon, Ill., following her study-abroad experience. A portion of the article appears below. Click here for the complete story.

Emily Strawn, back second from right, 2015 graduate of Grace College, is pictured with students dressed in Hanbok, traditional Korean clothing, while studying abroad in South Korea.

Young Mattoon woman discusses her adventures in study abroad program

Studying abroad in South Korea in her last semester of college afforded Mattoon resident Emily Strawn not only a change of scenery but also the sense of adventure she was looking for at this stage of her life.

“I have always been interested in different cultures so some of my desire to study abroad stemmed from that,” said the December 2015 graduate of Grace College and Theological Seminary of Winona Lake, Ind. She earned a bachelor’s degree in counseling with a minor in general science.

“I guess I kind of wanted to go out with a bang. It’s not every day that you get the opportunity to live in a different country for four months.”

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