Travelers: Webb and Shrestha

Josey Webb

Josey Webb and Neha Shrestha recently spoke to the Honors Seminar classes about their travel experiences.

Josey went to Italy (Venice, Florence, Assisi, and Rome) in June with the EF trip partially funded by the SAU Foundation. She saved up for months to match the Foundation's contribution. It was her first time to travel any distance away from Arkansas and she was worried about not finding us at the Little Rock airport. Once she arrived, however, she easily found us. Little did she know that Atlanta and JFK awaited her.

She made new friends on the 10-day trip and took many, many pictures. Venice was her favorite she said. She also loved the food and the gelato. She also saw gypsies for the first time and had to watch out for pickpockets.

She enjoyed the three hotels, the night life, and the difference in culture. She did manage to find a Church of Christ in Rome on Sunday. She was surprised to run into a group from Henderson State there. So there were a bunch of Arkansans at that worship service.

Neha Shrestha

Neha is from Nepal but now qualifies as an honorary Arkansan having spent nearly four years here. She's a psychology major and presented a poster at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association (SWPA) in Albuquerque.

She too had to scrap, scrimp, save, and put together enough money to make the trip. Fortunately, she, too, benefited from the SAU Foundation's largess, that, along with contributions from Psi Chi, and the Honors College put her over the top.

Neha learned about SWPA's governance structure and how it included student representation. So, she ran for the office of student representative for Arkansas and won. Congrats.

Travel is part of the honors experience and students should try to avail themselves of those opportunities when the arise.