Meet Victoria!

Hello! My name is Victoria Seyoum and I’m a junior in the Politics Department also pursuing a certificate in African Studies. I most recently lived in Brentwood, California, but prior to that I was living in the Middle East and Eastern Africa. The summer of my freshman year I participated in a Global Seminar trip to Italy and Poland and the experience was so amazing that it opened the door to the possibility of spending an entire semester abroad....

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Meet Yooni!

Hi! My name is Yooni Ahn and I am a junior in the Woodrow Wilson School studying education policy. I was born and raised in Seoul, Korea, and came to the States for high school. This spring, I will be studying abroad in Cape Town because of my interest in education policy and love for traveling. After taking a seminar on American education system in the fall, I wanted to learn about how education policies are shaped in a developing world. Along with an added dimension to my studies, I hope to explore and try many things such as going on a walking...

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Meet Nikhita!

Hey Everyone! My name is Nikhita Prasanna.  I'm a politics major with an Italian certificate from the Jersey Shore. I'm most excited about immersing myself in the Italian culture and people - getting to know my city and fellow Italians really well.  I really hope to gain complete fluency in the Italian language, and I can't wait to try all the gelatto!...

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First Impressions

Oí! Today was my first day in Rio de Janeiro.  After 15 hours between two flights from New York to Rio I finally made it!  And can I ever be able to put into words how happy I am?  It just so happened that five other people from my CIEE program were on my flight, including Emily Hornsby from Princeton, so I was able to meet some of the other Gringos I would be spending my first few days with.  We arrived, and immediately I was...

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Meet Chloe!

Hi everyone! My name is Chloe Cheney-Rice, and I'm currently a junior concentrating in Sociology and receiving a certificate in African American Studies. I'm originally from Los Angeles, California, and I'll be studying abroad this Spring semester in Istanbul, Turkey! Since high school I knew I wanted study abroad to be a part of my college experience, and I'm so excited to actualize that dream this coming semester by studying in Istanbul. Among...

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