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Go Abroad China Ltd.
AlumniI have always been fascinated by different cultures, and China’s rich history and language intrigued me.
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Catherine Smith
Go Abroad China Ltd.
AlumniI have always been fascinated by different cultures, and China’s rich history and language intrigued me.
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Elise Hanks-Witaszek
CAPA The Global Education Network
AlumniSeeing my sister study abroad in college really motivated me to go abroad as well. I knew I wanted to study abroad but I wasn’t sure where. I found ou...
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Jennifer Conner
CAPA The Global Education Network
AlumniLearning Mandarin has been a lifelong goal of mine that I only recently began to seriously work on. I am half Taiwanese, but growing up Mandarin was n...
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Jacob Danzi
CIEE College Study Abroad
AlumniI really love learning languages and about culture in other countries, so I have always had the desire to travel the world. Once I graduate, I would l...
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Deshawn Peterson
(DEAD URL) Mandarin Spring
AlumniI always wanted to travel, not only as a tourist; I wanted the local experience. I felt If I didn't do it now, I would never go.
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Nick Botham
Hutong School
AlumniI was working in the oil industry as a contractor when the price crashed late in 2014. After a long project in the Arctic, the next contract was cance...
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Alana Perez
[SUSPENDED] Alliance for Global Education
AlumniI decided to go for an international program, because I knew it was the only program that would allow me to study a language outside of the classroom.
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Matt Colbert
IES Abroad
AlumniI have always been interested in the word beyond my immediate grasp. To see what other cultures and lifestyles there were elsewhere, to experience thi...
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Caroline Sterling
IES Abroad
AlumniThe educational experience of problem solving in an unfamiliar culture, adapting to new standards, and interacting with a foreign civilization fulfill...
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Ling Le
TEAN by WorldStrides
AlumniI applied for an international program because I wanted a better understanding of the world for what it truly is, and not just what everyone said it w...
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Francesca Dorsainville
TEAN by WorldStrides
AlumniApart from a childhood dream of climbing the Great Wall, I wanted to experience living in a culture that was completely different from what I am famil...
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Brita Preus
IES Abroad
AlumniAs a management major, I thought that learning about Chinese business and culture would be very relevant to my major and useful for my future. I didn’...
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Cheryl Wassenaar
Boston University Study Abroad
AlumniClasses started at 9 a.m. If the weather was nice, I would walk through the campus of Fudan University; if the humidity was up or the heat was oppress...
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Gabrielle Dawkins
WorldStrides
AlumniAt the time my university had opportunities to go to countries like Brazil and Ghana. Unfortunately, China was not on that list. One of my friends ref...
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Aram Mashigian
WorldStrides
AlumniI chose ISA over other study abroad programs because of their course offerings, program length, and last but not least: their affordability.
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