Terps Abroad Stories
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Finding Home Away from Home: Antoinette's semester with Maryland-in-Florence (ARCH)
Read Antoinette’s StoryBuilding Community While Abroad: Jordan Bellamy's exchange in Amsterdam
Read Jordan's StoryWorking With Local Students to Solve a Town’s Traffic Congestion: John Meyers’s Winter in the Czech Republic
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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'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 on UMD-Summer: Spain
"I navigated two new cities/towns and a whole new culture, while taking two classes and living with strangers."
Audrey Bartholomew's summer internship in Dublin, Ireland
"What I came to learn is that when you want to control every element of your experience, you can't be flexible in the face of problems."
Josephine Fallon on UMD-Summer: France
"Try to balance your background with understanding cultural differences and being flexible."
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."