The couple runs Shelter on the Lake, which offers up to eight travelers at a time a spot to stay for free. They’re searching, exploring, and are open to learning about Jesus.” “Backpackers, on the other hand, were much more willing to talk about their faith. “We spent a lot of time sharing the Gospel with locals on our travels, but they weren’t generally very receptive,” Dylan said. Dylan and Cheri decided that this would be the perfect spot to launch a ministry-one geared toward backpackers. In 2011, after years of traveling across Asia and Europe and down the Pan-American Highway, the couple settled with their three kids-Ritter, 15, Amelia, 13, and Tobin, 11-in San Carlos de Bariloche, a lake town at the base of the Andes mountains in southern Argentina. This article was originally published on APU’s website and in the APU Life magazine Spring 2023 issue.ĭylan and Cheri (Hacker) Harris ’98 are spreading the Gospel to the ends of the earth, or about as close as you can get to that. To learn more about these study away opportunities, email or call (626) 857-2440. “Traveling to these new places is truly eye-opening.” “I would absolutely recommend Oxford or studying away in general to anyone,” she said. She is immensely happy that she studied away at Oxford. Zimmerman said she was excited to return to Azusa, where the sun shines more often and she could see all her APU friends. So many of the buildings in England are older than our country. “In Oxford, there’s a tower from the 13th century and a covered market from 1769. A building back home would be considered ancient if it’s more than 200 years old,” she said. “I didn’t realize how new everything is back in the U.S. Aside from learning entirely new terminology, Zimmerman appreciated finding historical sites and buildings seemingly everywhere she went. “Traveling with my new friends is something I’ll definitely remember and cherish.”Ī big takeaway from Zimmerman’s experience at Oxford is how different England is culturally from the U.S. During a short break in the fall, she traveled with friends from the program to Vienna, Austria. On weekends, Zimmerman would go on short adventures, including seeing a play at William Shakespeare’s Globe Theater. During her semester away, Zimmerman traveled across England to London, Bath, Winchester, and Cambridge. Prior to Oxford, she had never been outside of North America. Zimmerman’s experience outside of the classroom also made the study away opportunity a once in a lifetime experience. “Oxford’s programs are so different from the way we learn in the U.S., but it broadened my horizons and helped me grow immensely in my writing and research skills.” As one of the world’s top research universities, Zimmerman benefited from learning from Oxford’s talented and renowned faculty. Zimmerman was tasked with reading assigned texts, writing eight page research papers on the reading, and then meeting with her professors to discuss her papers in a one-on-one setting. While lectures were offered, they were not required and not the main instruction method. While the classes were as rigorous as her APU classes, Zimmerman’s courses at Oxford followed a completely different format. Zimmerman also studied English literature and took an undergraduate research seminar. I studied American history in a different country, which was always a dream of mine,” she said. Her experience at Oxford was transformational. Natasha Zimmerman ’24, a junior honors humanities and public relations major, studied away at Oxford during the fall 2022 semester. During this program, APU students study at the University of Oxford, one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in the world. Perhaps the most unique opportunity to study away is the Scholarship and Christianity in Oxford (SCIO) semester through the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) GlobalEd programs. These study away opportunities include options in Ecuador, Ireland, Kenya, Israel, Jordan, Washington D.C., England, and other countries in Europe. Students at Azusa Pacific University have the opportunity to study away at a variety of different locations for a few weeks ( GO Terms) or a full semester. One of the most exciting parts about college is experiencing living in a new place. This article was originally published on APU’s website.
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