Over the past four years, the possibilities for language study have exceeded my expectations. I have studied abroad in Jordan and China, participated in internships in Ecuador and Uganda, completed a research project, also in Jordan, volunteered in Greece, and engaged in several internationally focused student organizations here on campus.
This past year, I spent about seven months studying Arabic in Jordan, and for part of last summer I also found myself volunteering at a refugee camp in Lesvos, Greece. As you may know, Lesvos, located near Turkey, has been an important point along migrants’ and refugees’ journeys to Europe.’