Micaela Clode

“It being the first time I moved from home, I pushed my comfort zone a lot, learned many new things at a huge university, became friends with many Australians and explored the city of Sydney and whatever places were in reach of the train,” says Micaela, a native of Littleton, Colorado. “I attended the University of Sydney, volunteered in a kosher kitchen at a Jewish synagogue and volunteered at Two Wolves Mexican Cantina. 

“In the Dominican Republic, I took a Spanish class, learned about the Dominican Republic and its colonization, volunteered at a hospice and lived in the countryside helping build an aqueduct.” 

Clode will earn a Bachelor of Arts in international relations and a minor in Spanish. 

Creighton’s Global Scholars Program is designed to blend international study and travel into a four-year curriculum aimed at building global citizens. 

Students live and study among a variety of cultures and people, study languages, complete specialized coursework and research and participate in internships while experiencing the unique social and service life of each location. 

Living in communities as disparate as teeming, urban Sydney and a rural district of the Dominican Republic where Clode helped build an aqueduct broadened her perspective. 

“I learned so much from my experiences as a Global Scholar,” Clode says. “I gained a better understanding of the local traditions and values of the communities I served, and I got a broader view of how systemic issues affect different groups of people across the world. 

“Along with that, I worked with people who face challenges I have not experienced myself, which gave me a deeper understanding of the human experience. I also developed a sense of global citizenship and connection.” 

Life lessons were well learned, Clode says. 

“Studying and serving abroad helped me understand how important inter-cultural conversation is to finding common ground, and learning about myself and others,” she says. “I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to be a part of the Global Scholars Program and to gain such unique experiences.”