Lara’s view from her hotel in Prague including my own home in Yankton and the US. When I came home this summer I drove out to see my sister in California and along the way I read a great book on the Southwest that detailed the rich history of the area, its land, and its people, much of it older than many of the places I spend time in in Prague. Back at home, I started looking at Yankton and the broader region in search of the deep roots that it has and the ancient history that, despite being largely unwritten, still breathes in the land and has a living legacy. Engaging with the world and its history shouldn’t be a matter of escape or transplantation, and I think I learned that a little more deeply after going to Prague and back.” b. Lara: “I think it began back during my sophomore year of university. While I was taking my prerequisite courses for my initial major of history education (I switched my major to just History with a minor in Geography half way through junior year), one of my professors told us about the possibility of doing our student teaching abroad; and he told us about the time he spent in England for his student teaching and I believe that planted the seed for wanting to go abroad. I didn’t think of going during university mainly because I didn’t have the money to do so, but I did want to go to grad school at some point so I did do some research. I looked at schools in the US as well as in the UK (and Ireland) and I even had the grand idea of going to South Korea for school (but that would’ve taken years because of the language barrier and the need to understand Korean). After I had graduated, it took me about a year to realize that I wanted to go to grad school in England. I initially had the plan of teaching English in South Korea since I became certified to teach English, and then go to grad school in England. I decided that I didn’t want to wait, so I changed my plans and during the summer of 2014 I was accepted to King’s College, London but deferred to the following 2015/2016 school year.” 2. What’s the biggest difference between Yankton and life abroad? a. Cody: “Whenever I think of the biggest difference between life in Yankton and in Prague I come up with a different answer. Prague’s city center isn’t too big but is very busy and crowded compared to Yankton. The weather this year was milder both in winter and summer than in Yankton, even though Prague is eight degrees farther north. There is a river that runs through the city, the Vltava, but Prague stretches out far beyond both sides of the river rather than being mostly to one side, as Yankton is, and the banks of the river are mostly paved and walled, partly to avoid flooding, rather than having parks and vABROAD continued on page 26 Skin cancer is the easiest to cure, if diagnosed and treated early. The skin is the largest organ of the body with many different functions. It is important to protect it. About 3.5 million cases of skin cancer are diagnosed in this country each year. One in 5 Americans will develop skin cancer in the course of their lifetime. People of all races can develop skin cancer. As with other cancers, if diagnosed and treated early, we can expect a better outcome – even expect a cure. If you have any suspicious moles or spots on your skin call for a consultation. 2525 Fox Run Parkway, Suite 204, Yankton www.yanktonsurgical.com Kynan C.Trail, MD, FACS For appointments call 605-668-9670 HERVOICEvSEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2016v25