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  • 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."

  • Josephine Fallon holds a brightly colored bag while smiling on a cobble stone street

    Josephine Fallon on UMD-Summer: France

    "Try to balance your background with understanding cultural differences and being flexible."

  • Isabelle Mamet smiles inside a room with dark wooden walls

    Isabelle Mamet on UMD-Summer: Thailand (CCJS/MLAW)

    "This class was designed to inform students not only on the types of human trafficking occurring in Thailand but also the consequences of it and reactions to it. When I first heard of this class, I knew I had to enroll so I could get the chance to apply my knowledge in Criminology and Criminal Justice to a real world issue such as human trafficking."

  • Julia Eisen wears a furry jacket and sunglasses by an Italian tourist site

    Julia Eisen's semester with Maryland-in-Rome

    "Journalism majors can study abroad!!! It's advised by the college to not study abroad because there are very limited programs that have any sort of media or journalism classes, but if you plan ahead of time, you can still study abroad."

  • Samantha Fielder wears a mustard yellow sweater on a beach at sunset

    Samantha Fielder's exchange with SKEMA Business School

    "Studying abroad is not easy or cheap and that's the truth, but it is not impossible."


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