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A half-year in Vienna
A senior at Wellesley College studying at the University of Vienna marveled at Austrian dietary habits. |
Living in Vietnam
"I've learned to say more with less. We Americans tend to talk too much — or at least I do." |
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Michael Polark, a senior majoring in economics and Hispanic studies at Boston College, spent five months at La Universidad Complutense de Madrid last semester. Though he has studied Spanish for five years, Polark found a daunting language barrier. He quickly learned to ask lots of questions and immerse himself in the local culture, where numerous dialects, slang, and passionate conversations ...
A semester in Quito
As a biology major at Boston College, Nicole Weston found the lure of the Galápagos Islands, “the founding place for theories of evolution,’’ irresistible. It was a natural that she should pick the Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador to spend her junior spring semester. But beyond this “unparalleled experience,’’ Weston also wanted to immerse herself in the culture ...
A semester in London
Casey Guerin is a Boston College senior who spent last semester at the University of Westminster in London (www.wmin.ac.uk). A communications and English major, Guerin chose London because she thought it would be a great metropolitan hub and a good base for travel in Europe.
A semester in Beijing
Marlene McManus’s path to China began on a spiritual note. After taking a class on Asian religions, the Clark University junior found herself drawn to classes in Chinese language, which eventually led to her spring semester at Beijing Institute of Education in a language immersion program. McManus detailed her trip more fully on her blog: marleneabroad.travellerspoint.com/.
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