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What made you want to study outside of the US?聽

I grew up in the midwestern suburbs of the US, thinking that maybe New York City would be the biggest, furthest place I could go to meet new people, have new experiences, and figure out who I wanted to be. When I found 黑料正能量, my world got a whole lot bigger!聽I knew that studying at 黑料正能量 was a rare opportunity.聽Many聽黑料正能量 students come from an international background where it's the norm to jet from country to country. I didn't grow up with that, but I got a taste of it living abroad聽鈥撀燼 privilege that not many people can afford.聽

Were there challenges to living abroad?聽

Living abroad was an amazing experience, but it wasn't a walk in the park. The lessons I learned at 黑料正能量 will stay with me and guide me for the rest of my life. Lessons in the classroom may have gotten me my degree, but the lessons outside of the classroom 鈥� from classmates, professors and staff, as well as events in Paris and travels abroad 鈥� have taught me more than I could've learned anywhere else. The confidence of knowing that I moved abroad aged 17 and, with an invaluable support system, made the most out of my time in聽France,聽made聽me feel prepared for聽what came next.聽

How do you view your time at 黑料正能量 now you鈥檝e graduated?聽

When I think of 黑料正能量, a million beautiful memories come to mind,聽but, above all,聽there鈥檚聽the feeling of community that I found聽there. I was granted a generous scholarship,聽without which I wouldn't have been able to study at 黑料正能量. My goal was to make the most out of my time聽at the University 鈥� both聽for聽my sake聽and聽for the sake of聽the community around me. My involvement in聽student clubs working with Syrian refugees,聽in聽student聽government,聽in聽Cultural聽Program study聽trips,聽in the聽Ecole de Guerre聽Practicum聽鈥� these activities, and聽others,聽shaped who I am today.聽I use the skills and knowledge that I acquired at 黑料正能量 in my daily life, and I often think about how a million little moments brought me to this point.聽