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  • Nile Fossett wears a colorful scarf while standing in the Bahia Palace in Morocco

    Nile Fossett on ​UMD-Winter: Morocco (ARHU/ENGL)

    "My host family was amazing and showed me that complete strangers can become family."

  • Michael stands on a bridge in Spain

    Michael Hildreth's semester with Clark-in-Madrid

    "Everywhere I went, either to a new country or to a discoteca, I made friends with new people. It was a wonderful feeling to learn that I could interact with so many people from various areas and backgrounds with ease."

  • Sarah Pimentel stands in by a water fall in Iceland

    Sarah Pimentel on UMD-Summer: Iceland (ENME)

    "I used to think that studying abroad was so out of reach for me. It was never even a possibility in my mind until I saw a poster for this trip and read more about it. It was perfect as it was a short term summer course, meaning it wasn't a commitment of a whole fall or spring semester, which I really liked."

  • Dan sitting on a ledge overlooking the Piazza del Popolo

    Dan Moscatiello semester on Maryland-in-Rome

    "The sheer number of options available to students makes it so easy to find the best fit for you, whether it be a semester term or even a shorter trip in the winter or summer; there literally is something for everyone!"

  • Jack standing in front of a canal and historic buildings

    Jack Hamrock on Clark-in-Madrid

    "It was my first time abroad. I was able to go abroad because the program fit my studies, did not delay graduation, and was cheaper than U.S. tuition."

  • Ben standing in front of a canal in Copenhagen

    Ben Geertsema on Engineering Abroad in Denmark

    "The world may be becoming more interconnected, but it is still a very big place. I met all kinds of people from all walks of life all over the world and now I can say that I have close friends in five continents, including other civil engineers."


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