Allison Schneck is a 3rd year Intercultural Studies student who interning in Guadalajara, Mexico with the Evangelical Mennonite Conference (Ascend program). Allison is working alongside long-term missionaries in Guadalajara and is focused on language and culture learning. Learning a new culture has been one of the most amazing, and difficult experiences of my entire life. … Read More
Today, Columbia Bible College students had the opportunity to enjoy Puppy Therapy. Yes. This really happened. We have pictures of the cuteness. See? Puppy Therapy was Claire Weiss’ idea. (She is the Counselling Services Supervisor at Columbia.) “They’re admittedly adorable,” Claire says. “But also, research on animal-assisted therapy has shown that interaction with animals has a … Read More
One of our 3rd year Intercultural Studies interns is currently living in the Middle East and teaching music fundamentals to grade 7-10 students. Here’s a small glimpse into his life and experiences there… I’ve been living in the Middle East for two months and it has been absolutely fantastic! The first month involved settling in and getting … Read More
~ Written by Kathleen Doll~ “So, you’ll be home by 11 tonight, right?” 15 years later, I still remember my dad trying to enforce a curfew when I got home from college for the Christmas break. It was, in fact, an even earlier curfew than the one I’d had in high school, which did not … Read More
The following is adapted from an address given on October 25, 2015 by Kate Reid, 2015 graduate of Columbia’s Intercultural Studies BA program and Director of Camp Likely in Williams Lake, BC. When I first enrolled at Columbia Bible College, I thought I was going to be here for one year. One year turned into … Read More
