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By Amber Tuesday Green
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Catherine's Chapel, St. Petersburg Russia Over the summer, Georgia Highlands College students participated in the Study Abroad summer program trips to Italy, Spain and St. Petersburg, Russia.

The basic idea of the program, as explained by Jeff Brown, director of extended learning and study abroad coordinator, is to get students out of the classrooms and out of the states, away from their normal culture and environment and into new ones.

The Italy trip was led by Dr. James Cook, a retired history professor. Brown is the coordinator for the Madrid, Spain and St. Petersburg, Russia trips.

Brown personally participated in the Russia trip, along with site director Stan Webb, a professor from Bainbridge University, and assistant site director Irina McClellan, a professor from Valdosta State University, who is a native of Russia. These trips included GHC students as well as other University System of Georgia students.

Holly Stanley, Adeana Hall, Emily Loveless, Savannah Youngblood and Dr. Jim Cook pose in front of the ocean on the lush island of Capri Italy. Students participating in the program received eight credit hours or as Brown called it the �full load.� These hours count towards their majors.

Next summer Cook will be leading a group to England and the Scottish Highlands. �I�m already trying to recruit people for it,� he said.

�Study abroad is an opportunity that every student should look into and take advantage of.� said Brown. �It really does change people�s lives.�

For more information about study abroad opportunities, go to http:// www.highlands.edu/academics/extended/studyabroad/index.htm. Students interested in the Study Abroad Summer programs may contact Brown at (706) 802-5300; for the �Highlander� trip students may contact Cook at (770) 748-0657.