I love the day-to-day rush. I found sleepless nights with my best friends, learning to laugh at ourselves and at life. I was a public relations intern, ran for student government offices, danced in my room in the middle of the night, and learned to let go. I sang in Carnegie Hall and felt more love for music than at any other point in my life. During January, I visited Costa Rica and not only learned to love Spanish, but discovered that I can’t wait to spend my life traveling.

Manchester College connects students with travel and study opportunities around the world. Nicolas Kauffman, Class of 2009, spent 10 months in Mexico. He learned Spanish, took classes, went on several trips, ate dozens of hot dogs and tacos from street vendors, made lots of new friends and had thousands of new experiences.

Students can choose one or more January trips, semester or year-long experiences. Go to myplace.manchester.edu. You’ll meet others who have traveled in Italy, explored New Zealand, and studied Spanish in Costa Rica. And that’s just a start.

Doing it all and staying on course.
At Manchester, taking advantage of opportunities doesn’t mean taking longer to graduate. Just ask Tim Polakowski, Class of 2008:

“I was able to get a double major and a minor, study abroad for a year, take an internship in Chicago - and complete it all in four years, with just two summer courses. I also took two Habitat for Humanity trips and went to Mexico during January session. The school was awesome in helping me through everything. Manchester has so many opportunities!”