Henrietta Battle says students of all ages can benefit from studing abroad. Battle works full time, takes college classes at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and is the widowed mother of three grown children. She says a trip to Ghana last year filled her with fresh feelings of fulfillment and purpose. The experience was sponsored by SIUC's African Cultural Continuities and Study Abroad programs. Students lived among African clans and built a food processing plant for them.
Battle plans to go back to the country every year.