"One's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things." Henry Miller / Van Manen writes that phenomenological research captures the essence of an experience (Van Manen, 1990). This session will display the use of creative qualitative research methodology through the description of a dissertation study exploring the experiences of counselors-in-training who have traveled internationally as a part of their counseling programs. Please join us for a collaborative exploration of both the findings of a timely study and a description of innovative research techniques.