“It was amazing,” said Nate, a junior from Mounds View, Minnesota, about studying abroad through Simpson’s semester in Schorndorf, Germany.

“It was one of the best decisions I’ve made.”

As a double major in psychology and German, Nate had the opportunity to spend a whole semester studying the German language and culture while living with a host family in Schorndorf, a town of 39,000 in southern Germany.

“The experience of being in another country and being engrossed in the culture while learning the language was incredible.”

As a midfielder on Simpson’s soccer team, one of the highlights of his semester abroad was watching an international game between Stuttgart’s team and a team from Italy.

Soccer is just another one of the reasons Nate is enjoying his Simpson experience. “It’s been great being able to play collegiate sports. It is something I always dreamed of doing.”

With one more year before graduation, Nate is contemplating graduate school. Regardless, he feels he’ll be in a good position to do a variety of things.

“One thing I’ve learned is that a Simpson degree is well respected.”

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