St. Andrews Presbyterian College
Students Invade Europe...
Winter Term Abroad
BY KELLAM PARKS
This year’s annual trip to
Switzerland was anything but
dull. Due to the snow in the US,
the group in its entirety did not
arrive until several days after the
scheduled date. After a day’s rest,
we set off for our first weekend
of travel, scattering to such desti
nations as Rome, Paris, Vienna,
man from Bulgaria about his
country and Orthodox Christian
ity-
We continued to travel durmg
the weekends and five days at the
end of the trip, exploring Europe
as much as possible. Somema ’ ;
it to Spain, to England, the Netli-
and Trier. Getting back in one
piece, we dived into our course:
learning about Switzerland and
the Ecumenical movement.
Our studies included a trip to
the World Council of Churches,
the United Nations center in
Geneva, the fortress of Chillon on
lake Geneva (where Byron was
inspired to write The Prisoner of
Chillon), and several small excur
sions within Switzerland. Dr.
Nicole, the director of the insti
tute, spoke to us about the Ecu
menical movement, and we were
fortunate enough to attend a lec
ture by Dr. Walter Holleneger on
Evangelism. Our group invited
two South Africans to discuss
their country and its history in our
seminar, and also heard from a
erlands, and even Albania (don’t
ask!). This travel was wonderful
and influenced us in different
ways; some students vow to re
turn to Rome to live, some wish
to return for more exploration, and
even I, who is labeled by m'
friends as “American Man,” ani
looking into aspects of Interna
tional Law- which I believe is one
of the seven signs...
As an agnostic, I was a bit
worried about going to an Ecu
menical institute where post
graduate students in theology
were living and learning. I was
pleasantly surprised to find a
friendly group of people who
were more than happy to discuss
their different religions and phi
losophies. We were all welcomed
with warmth and an enthusiasm
to share in their knowledge.
All-in-all this was an incred
ible trip. We learned to survive
in different cultures, most of the
time bereft of even a rudimentary
understanding of the indigenous
languages. We absorbed incred
ible amounts of knowledge about
the Ecumenical movement, and
were sensitized
to the global
community
that will play
such a vital
role in the cen
tury to come.
If there was
ever an en
dorsement for
the Winter
Term program
at St. Andrews,
this would be
it; and, at least
in my case, it
was a life-alter
ing experience.
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