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	<title>EpiCenter - Study Abroad</title>
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	<description>Wendy Lippert, Director of the EpiCenter</description>
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		<title>Graduation and Goodbyes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I love Messiah commencement. I love how educators line the soccer field and congratulate the seniors as they take their final walk together before they are college graduates. I love the students’ enthusiasm: the cheers, the hat tossing, and the photos. I love seeing graduates meeting up with family and friends at the creek after [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.messiah.edu/studyabroad/2008/05/22/graduation-and-goodbyes/</link>
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		<title>The EpiCenter is too quiet!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The EpiCenter is quiet.
Usually a lively place with back-to-back student visits, the EpiCenter seems . . . well  . . . lifeless. I MISS THE STUDENTS! I don’t begrudge them their spring break. They worked hard and deserve a rest. But, I am already looking forward to them coming back next week.
Students are starting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.messiah.edu/studyabroad/2008/03/18/the-epicenter-is-too-quiet/</link>
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		<title>January in England</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The TV news anchor was predicting snow. I braced myself for the roadside shots:  piled up dirty snow, bumper to bumper traffic, and reports of accidents and closings.
Instead the camera focused on a beautiful gothic building dusted in snow on a quiet, serene street. The newswoman was gushing. &#8220;Isn&#8217;t it lovely!!!&#8221;
It was a cross [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.messiah.edu/studyabroad/2008/02/05/january-in-england/</link>
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		<title>EpiCenter Christmas photo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The semester is coming to a close, Christmas is almost here, and the EpiCenter is looking quite festive. Here are some photos of the office.

Merry Christmas!
Wendy
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		<link>http://blogs.messiah.edu/studyabroad/2007/12/13/epicenter-christmas-photos/</link>
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		<title>Christmas in the EpiCenter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Christmas has arrived in the EpiCenter. Yes, I know it is still November, but we are so full of Christmas joy, we just couldn&#8217;t contain ourselves. Here is the top 10 reasons to visit the EpiCenter during the weeks leading up to Christmas.
10. Pretty Poinsettias
9. Hear Michele say, &#8220;Festoon&#8221; (her word for decorating for Christmas)
8. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.messiah.edu/studyabroad/2007/11/28/christmas-in-the-epicenter/</link>
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		<title>Applications deadlines are right around the corner . . .</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Most of the students who plan to study abroad in the Spring have submitted their applications and are waiting for their acceptance letters. We have students applying to Australia, China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, New Zealand, Russia, Spain, Uganda. And 16 students have already been accepted to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.messiah.edu/studyabroad/2007/10/30/applications-deadlines-are-right-around-the-corner/</link>
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		<title>Welcome Back Reception</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Returning students celebrated with international desserts, Greek music, and loads of memories at the Welcome Back Reception in the EpiCenter last week. Dining Services outdid themselves with melt-in-your mouth treats like Kenya snaps, that we though tasted like creme brulee in a roll, Brazilian nut cake, and Ten Gok (fried won ton cookies). Student had [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.messiah.edu/studyabroad/2007/09/20/welcome-back-reception/</link>
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		<title>Link to Carolyn&#8217;s Story</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Abroad View magazines arrived today with Carolyn Eanes&#8217; story. If you want a copy, stop by the EpiCenter. I ordered 100   You can also view Carolyn&#8217;s article, &#8220;Behind Prison Walls&#8221; online.
Read it with a box of tissues.
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		<link>http://blogs.messiah.edu/studyabroad/2007/09/11/link-to-carolyns-story/</link>
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		<title>She&#8217;s getting published!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[English major Carolyn Eanes, who graduated this spring is going to have her article &#8220;Going Behind Prison Walls.&#8221; published in the fall edition of Abroad View magazine. The article highlights Carolyn&#8217;s Fall 2006 experiences serving in an Ecuadorian prison during the semester that she studied at the University of San Francisco Quito.
Shortly after arriving in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.messiah.edu/studyabroad/2007/08/10/shes-getting-published/</link>
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		<title>Welcome to the EpiCenter Blog</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the EpiCenter Blog. I am happy you found me. I am the Director of the EpiCenter, Wendy Lippert. I have had the pleasure of helping students discover their world for the past 13 years.
 If you want to find out more about our programs, visit the
EpiCenter web site to discover a world of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blogs.messiah.edu/studyabroad/2007/08/08/welcome-to-the-epicenter-blog/</link>
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