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  • Alyssa Taylor sitting by a lake in Korea

    Alyssa Taylor's year on exchange in South Korea

    "Increased Korean language skills will help me in my academic and professional career as my minor is in Korean studies and I want to become a foreign service officer so language skills are important in my career."

  • Katherine Badia on a boat at sunset in Barcelona

    Katherine Badia's semester with Maryland-in-Barcelona

    "Before this experience, I did not have a particular passion for global affairs. Studying abroad not only provided me with a comprehensive understanding of Spanish history and politics but also instilled in me a profound appreciation for international politics."

  • Logan Glauser, in a black pea coat, smiling in front of the Kronborg Castle in Demark

    Logan Glauser's semester on exchange in Denmark

    "I was put into this new environment with a different culture and I loved it. It was so interesting to be able to live there and see the culture of the people both physically represented and through the surroundings in terms of architecture and deliberate choices for academics and such."

  • Gabrielle Jacques posing in front of the Tower Bridge in London

    Gabrielle Jacques's semester with Arts & Humanities-in-London

    "I learned how to communicate better, make new friends, problem solve, plan and organize my days better, try new things and overall it increased my love of travel and adventure. Professionally I worked in my first internship at a Public Relations firm in the city and learned so much about the industry from a global perspective."

  • Isabel Layton wears an off white parka and smiles at a dock in Copenhagen

    Isabel Layton's semester with Maryland-in-Copenhagen

    "I gained a new confidence in my ability to complete what I want in life, even when it is difficult."

  • Amanda Radko twirls around while wearing a pink and white dress inside a Spanish cathedral

    Amanda Radko on UMD-Summer: Spain

    "I navigated two new cities/towns and a whole new culture, while taking two classes and living with strangers."


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