{"id":102,"date":"2026-02-24T02:12:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T02:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/finland2026\/?page_id=102"},"modified":"2026-02-24T02:17:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T02:17:48","slug":"max-bruch-rc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/finland2026\/profiles\/max-bruch-rc\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Bruch (RC)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/finland2026\/files\/2026\/02\/Bruch-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/finland2026\/files\/2026\/02\/Bruch-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/finland2026\/files\/2026\/02\/Bruch-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/finland2026\/files\/2026\/02\/Bruch-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/finland2026\/files\/2026\/02\/Bruch.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where are you from? (Hometown)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bellevue, WA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Major\/Minor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Educational Studies &amp; Philosophy (C&#8217;17)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What has been the most meaningful idea you\u2019ve discovered or learned so far in preparation for your study abroad to Finland?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a student in 2016, the abroad was &#8216;for me&#8217;. Now, as an RC, I get to support the students in their own journey and facilitate it being &#8216;for them&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For me, the Finland Study Abroad is an opportunity to\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1) Return to Finland and get a &#8217;10 years later&#8217; snapshot of a country I got to become acquainted with a decade ago &amp; witness a group of students experience a new part of the world and make their own connections. 2) See if there are any classroom strategies or nuggets I can take for my own practice as an education professional. 3) Get my sauna on<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What do you want to be better at?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scheduling sauna time. Slowing down and prioritizing rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How does learning about Finnish education, sustainability, and culture shape the way you view, and want to engage with, the world?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I so value the mindfulness that I understand that Finns have regarding their lives, the world, and their place in it. The mentality of being a responsible citizen and community member, and the relationship many have with the natural world around them. I&#8217;m inspired by their authenticity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where are you from? (Hometown) Bellevue, WA Major\/Minor Educational Studies &amp; Philosophy (C&#8217;17) What has been the most meaningful idea you\u2019ve discovered or learned so far in preparation for your study abroad to Finland? As a student in 2016, the abroad was &#8216;for me&#8217;. Now, as an RC, I get to support the students in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":0,"parent":45,"menu_order":17,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-102","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/finland2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/finland2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/finland2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/finland2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/46"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/finland2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/finland2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":103,"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/finland2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/102\/revisions\/103"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/finland2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/finland2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}