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Ana Maria Cantor Daza

Ana Maria Cantor Daza

Alumni

I’ve always had this burning passion for diving into different cultures and learning new languages. It’s like each culture is a unique book filled wit...

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Amalia Baouraki

Amalia Baouraki

Alumni

For me, studying or working abroad offers professional and personal growth—exposure to global ideas, unique job experiences, and opportunities to buil...

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Melitta Tagauri

Melitta Tagauri

Alumni

I wanted to go abroad to complete my bachelor's degree in order to challenge myself both academically and socially. I wanted to interact with people o...

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Meghan Heffron

Meghan Heffron

Alumni

Well, the first inspiration was to travel and learn more about the world outside of my own on a personal level. Honestly before I left the U.S. to stu...

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Thadeo Arlo

Thadeo Arlo

Alumni

My parents and grandparents are expats, so it runs in the family. My grandfather moved to Lampung, Indonesia from Long Gang, China. My father moved to...

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Choon Hwee Koh

Choon Hwee Koh

Alumni

When I was 18, I volunteered at a school event where kids from 82 different countries came to compete for a physics competition. I was in charge of Te...

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Lisa van Vliet

Lisa van Vliet

Alumni

When I was looking for my masters I asked myself the question, what did I enjoy most while doing my bachelor’s degree and why? That’s when it struck m...

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Samuel Ryckenberg

Samuel Ryckenberg

Alumni

Ever since I was a teenager I decided that I wanted to experience living in as many countries as possible during my youth. To study abroad is a great ...

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Maria Kreicer

Maria Kreicer

Alumni

I wanted to experience a different way of education, to see a different perspective, and frankly, to have fun in a different environment. 

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Kanjana Ilango

Kanjana Ilango

Alumni

Towards the end of high school, my dad was offered an opportunity to work in Lebanon. Having never been to the Middle East before, I did a bit of rese...

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Adriana Moya

Adriana Moya

Alumni

I am from the United States where pursuing a Master’s degree can be quite expensive. I did not have the opportunity to study abroad while an undergrad...

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Ola Alhaj-Hassan

Ola Alhaj-Hassan

Alumni

That’s what my friends from high school would ask me, as we all packed our bags to leave Jordan and start our journeys abroad for university. Many of ...

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Dr. Tylor Brand

Dr. Tylor Brand

Alumni

I started my undergraduate career in 2001, and vividly remember the shock of 9/11 and the sickening rush to war with Iraq from 2002-2003. Whereas many...

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Tamara Drenttel Brand

Tamara Drenttel Brand

Alumni

I was a women’s studies and political science major in undergrad. For a “Women in Public Policy” class, I had to write a paper and I chose to write it...

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Christina Tkacik

Christina Tkacik

Alumni

I had never studied abroad as an undergraduate, and wanted some experience living in another country. I was also looking to jumpstart my career in med...

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Cassandra McClure

Cassandra McClure

Alumni

It was a course requirement for my masters program.

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