Soren's Stories

The airport- almost everyone has had some kind of memorable experience at an airport, especially an international one. I'm not sure if it's because half of the people you come across have been awake since 4am, or because airports make everyone a little nervous and being nervous can cause you to behave unusually. A trip to the airport is always an adventure My mom dropped two of my friends and I off to meet our classmates at the DFW airport at 9am on May 22. We would arrive in Leipzig on May 23 at 2:30 pm after a total of 22 hours and 30 minutes of traveling. Not many of us knew each other before we met at the airport, we had all met at various study abroad meetings but we hadn't had meaningful conversations so in the mix of saying goodbye to loved ones and trying to navigate an international airport we were also trying to get to know the people we would be sharing very close quarters with for the next seven weeks. Dinner on the plane to Amsterdam! Boarding t...

This summer I've been blessed with the opportunity to travel to six different countries around the world. It will be a whole new experience for me and my fellow travelers so I have chosen to document our adventures here. The summer begins with seven weeks of study abroad in Leipzig, Germany, with trips to Prague, Czech Republic, Amsterdam, and Rome, Italy. Then I will travel to Sao Paulo, Brazil, to race in the World Games and do mission work in the community. To end the summer I will spend six days in the Dominican Republic. My goal is to keep a record of pictures, videos, and stories that will both commemorate the experience and help those hoping to travel abroad have a better idea of what to expect. Growing up in Texas I have little cross cultural experience. I hope to learn more about the cultures in these six countries and how to relate to people whose worldviews are different than my own. For example, I am a Christian college student at a Texas University. Most of what I do...