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  • Teressa smiling while preparing a meal at a counter.

    Teressa Ferraro's terms in Ecuador and Argentina

    "After you spend six weeks not speaking English hardly at all, it's actually hard to adjust back! But more than just the basics of language, because of being disabled I really had to learn to communicate in a more nuanced way in Spanish so I could communicate what I needed to do and not do."

  • Joshua standing in front of the Valencia city skyline. He is wearing a blue jacket and backpack.

    Joshua Land's engineering exchange at Universidad Politecnica Valencia

    "Personally, this experience was eye opening; I realized just how similar people are on the individual level, yet how different they are on a cultural level."

  • Kerri Simmons petting a kangaroo

    Kerri Simmons on UMD-Winter: Australia and New Zealand​ (CPSP/HONR)

    "My best advice is that if you are given the opportunity to study abroad, take it!! I was very hesitant at first about going abroad, but it ended up being an invaluable experience I will never forget. I loved everything about my experience- from learning about the culture to getting to know the other students in my program."


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