IWU psych/criminal justice major Katherine Beerbower is a featured student in the latest issue of Transformations, a newsletter for LCC International University in Lithuania. In the Q&A interview entitled, “I Seriously Feel Like I Hit the Jack-Pot!” she reveals some very interesting thoughts on her place in the world, the value of travel, and the importance of winter footwear in northern Europe:
What were (or still are) your expectations for this adventure? What was the number one item that you felt you had to pack for your trip to Lithuania?
Katherine: I am expecting to not only learn about and experience Lithuanian culture and language, but also become fully immersed in it and to learn to live as a part of it. I am expecting to see the world differently as a result of this semester; that it’s not just a giant sphere with people scattered all over, but that it’s actually pretty small and every single person on it is a beautiful child of God.
My number one item to pack was boots. I was told there would be huge amounts of snow.
Read the full article here.