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  • Toluwanimi (Tolu) Obalade on UMD-Summer: Nicaragua

    Toluwanimi (Tolu) Obalade on UMD-Summer: Nicaragua

    "To adjust to the challenge I just embraced Nicaraguan culture while making a conscious effort to not compare it to American culture."

  • Charlotte Li on exchange at University of Auckland

    Charlotte Li on exchange at University of Auckland

    "I think the best thing to do is to be resilient in your beliefs and engage in constructive discussions with people from other countries with different viewpoints; we're abroad to learn more, after all."

  • Kaitlyn Lee wears a baseball cap and looks off into the distance of a heavily forested area

    Kaitlyn Lee on UMD-Summer: Bolivia (EPIB/MIEH)

    "I learned a lot about myself, too. I now understand resilience. I have a better understanding of how vast and complex the world is. I’ve learned that curiosity will always lead me to a fulfilling adventure."

  • Carli Fine poses beside a large  multicolored sculpture

    Carli Fine on Maryland-in-Copenhagen

    "Of course, Danish culture itself has also affected my outlook on the world, and I am now more interested in cooking from scratch, using public transportation, and infusing "hygge" into my home and lifestyle!"

  • Mollie Blum's Summer Term with USAC: France

    Mollie Blum's Summer Term with USAC: France

    "With all the programs that exist today, you are bound to find something that suits your needs. All majors cross borders and I know for a fact that your educational experience will be so much better when you study abroad."

  • Rose Raufman, wearing a black coat, stands in front on the Palace of Versailles in France

    Rose Raufman's semester on Maryland-in-Nice

    "I learned how to communicate with people when words failed me, and I learned a great deal about patience with myself and with others."


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