To go…
- this may be your first legitimate opportunity to travel outside the country
- leaving can be a great way to gain perspective on life at home
- the best way to get to know a foreign culture is to live in it
- you get college credit while on vacation
Carla, St. Louis University: “I wanted to learn to speak French fluently, and really, the only way to learn a language is to live in a place where you have to speak it every day.”
Jacob, Yale University: “Another year in Connecticut, or a year in Italy? What was there to choose between?”
Bryan, New York University: “I needed a break from the stress of school. On my program, we traveled every weekend, and while I barely opened a book the entire semester, I learned much more than I ever would if I’d spent all my time in a classroom.”
Lily, Washington University: “I had always been obsessed with all things French, so this was my chance to live in Paris. I had been waiting for this.”
Valerie, Vassar College: “I really loved my school, but I didn’t want it to become my entire world. So I went away to Spain, hoping to gain some distance from life at home and maybe understand it a bit better.
Jacintha, New York University: “Instead of looking at slides, I got to see the real Leonardos and Michelangelos.”
