{"id":60,"date":"2017-03-16T19:07:17","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T19:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/slovenia2017\/?page_id=60"},"modified":"2017-04-14T20:48:36","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T20:48:36","slug":"mesa-goebel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/slovenia2017\/mesa-goebel\/","title":{"rendered":"Mesa Goebel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-61\" src=\"http:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/slovenia2017\/files\/2017\/03\/MesaGoebel-e1492202904675.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"464\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/slovenia2017\/files\/2017\/03\/MesaGoebel-e1492202904675.png 464w, https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/slovenia2017\/files\/2017\/03\/MesaGoebel-e1492202904675-240x300.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hometown\/State\/Country:<\/strong> Custer, South Dakota, USA<\/li>\n<li><strong>Major\/Minor:<\/strong> Prospective Global Studies Major<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Why Slovenia?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In all honesty, I did not know Slovenia even existed before I applied for this abroad. That\u2019s why it piqued my interest. Upon a little research, I discovered its location in central Europe and its communist history. I love history and Slovenia seemed like a country with a fascinating story of shifting borders and diverse people. Also, I\u2019ve never been to Europe before, so I figured why not visit a country less traveled? However, that is quickly changing as Slovenia transforms into a popular tourist destination due to its gorgeous lakes, tall mountains, intricate caverns, and quaint towns.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What Slovenian landscape feature&nbsp;are you most excited to see, and&nbsp;why?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Rocky Mountains in Colorado have always served as my second home, so unsurprisingly I am thrilled to get a taste of the Julian Alps. Also, the classic picture of the Alps looming over Lake Bled is so picturesque and I can\u2019t wait to witness it with my own eyes.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>If you had your own shield\/coat of&nbsp;arms, what four qualities would&nbsp;you choose to represent you?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The four qualities that are most central to my character are: humility, respect, love, and creativity. I think getting outside of yourself is one of the most important things you can do in your life. You can\u2019t understand others or form relationships without putting others\u2019 needs in front of your own. This also means you must respect others and yourself. I think everyone deserves respect. Respecting all people promotes a more peaceful world and this is something I try to work on daily. I think the most important quality is love. Loving God and your neighbor is the key to happiness and equality. I\u2019m a very loving person and I strive each day to understand how to love most fully. Lastly, I love to be creative. Every person has a creative side, we just all express it differently. For me, I love to express creativity through singing, writing, and drawing.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>For me, the Slovenia Abroad is an&nbsp;opportunity to \u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>For me, the Slovenia Abroad is an opportunity to go outside my comfort zone. My goal in life is to be the best global citizen possible. Our class defined global citizenship as \u201ctaking responsibility to value and work towards justice through selflessness and love. A global citizen understands interconnectedness by embracing diversity.\u201d I think I will have to try things I\u2019m not comfortable with such as speaking Slovenian and writing poems in order to become a better global citizen. This won\u2019t be easy, but I love traveling and challenging myself so I\u2019m more than ready to embark on this journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hometown\/State\/Country: Custer, South Dakota, USA Major\/Minor: Prospective Global Studies Major Why Slovenia? In all honesty, I did not know Slovenia even existed before I applied for this abroad. That\u2019s why it piqued my interest. Upon a little research, I discovered its location in central Europe and its communist history. I love history and Slovenia seemed &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/slovenia2017\/mesa-goebel\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Mesa Goebel&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"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-60","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/slovenia2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/60","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/slovenia2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/slovenia2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/slovenia2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/slovenia2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/slovenia2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/60\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":176,"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/slovenia2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/60\/revisions\/176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/slovenia2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}