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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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Jazlyn Olivera's exchange semester at Keio University
Leaving the US to go study abroad in Japan was exhilarating because it was the first time I was alone and without any relatives nearby.
Teressa Ferraro's terms in Ecuador and Argentina
"After you spend six weeks not speaking English hardly at all, it's actually hard to adjust back! But more than just the basics of language, because of being disabled I really had to learn to communicate in a more nuanced way in Spanish so I could communicate what I needed to do and not do."
John Meyers on UMD-Summer: Czech Republic (ENCE)
"During this process, I learned that I could not simply apply the thought process about how to solve public problems with my American perspective. I needed to learn the needs and wants of Czech citizens, and how they would approach a similar problem."
Alexander Pollack's exchange semester in Hong Kong
Don't be afraid to branch out. At Maryland, you know where people similar to yourself tend to hang out so many people surround themselves with like-minded individuals. That absolutely wasn't the case for me in Hong Kong so I ended up spending time with people I had little to nothing in common with other than we liked to explore and have fun.
Alexis Foley on UMD-Winter: Ghana (CHSE)
"From our visits to four institutions in Ghana as well as working alongside our partners at the University of Cape Coast, I learned what it means to mold systems that are unique to any given cultural context. I learned that it is important to have multiple perspectives and be able to see through different lenses in order to truly be a global practitioner."
Vivien Zhu's exchange with WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management
"Studying abroad, I've learned how important it is to stay flexible. Sometimes that simply means being willing to go on spontaneous hikes with your newfound friends. In more dire situations, it means rolling with the punches when your trains are late and you've missed your flight."