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Lily Sokolowski is the API Peer Mentor at Texas Woman’s University. She studied with API in Florence, Italy. “I saw David yesterday. He’s hot.” Granted the only David I knew was the forty year old café owner on my street, I was a little confused as to what exactly my friend was talking about. “Whaat?” [...]
Madi A.
Doha, Qatar
Madi is a student at Oklahoma City University, studying Political Science, Mass Communications, Spanish and Arabic. In her free time, Madi enjoys cooking, photography, and attending Star Parties with the Oklahoma City Astronomy Club. Madi has a passion for the Middle East and is looking forward to her study abroad experience in Qatar.
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Ted W.
Dublin, Ireland
Ted is a student at the Univ. of Rhode Island, studying Communications/Film. He is Irish-American, has ancestral ties to Sligo, and enjoys well-made sandwiches. From Ted: “ . . . I live for experiencing and seeing as much as I can. I live for that window seat on the train. I live for a foggy morning, the color red in a city of grey . . . ”
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Tyler W.
Madrid, Spain
Tyler is studying Business Honors and Supply Chain Management at Texas A&M Univ. Tyler’s previous travels include: Mexico, Nicaragua, Spain and China. From Tyler: “I love having opportunities to travel to different places, experience new cultures, and learn new languages . . . I love the Spaniards' way of life and general love for other people.”
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Colin B.
Barcelona, Spain
Colin is a senior at the University of Colorado Denver, studying Spanish and Business. During his first semester in Barcelona, Colin enjoyed writing about his time in Barcelona and found blogging to be a helpful way to reflect upon his experiences abroad. Colin is looking forward to sharing his Barcelona journey with the API community!
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Mallory B.
Florence, Italy
Mallory is a Management major and Spanish minor at Luther College. She enjoys studying different cultures and has traveled to parts of England, France, and Spain to pursue this interest. When she’s not studying or working in her college’s financial aid office, Mallory enjoys board games, exploring new cities, and watching guilty pleasure TV shows.
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Elizabeth G.
Rome, Italy
Elizabeth is a junior at the Univ. of Pittsburgh, majoring in English and Business. Additionally, she is a magazine staff editor and interns at a publishing company. In her free time, Elizabeth loves to dance and volunteer with Project Sunshine, a hospital-based volunteer organization. Elizabeth loves to travel and is excited to blog about her study abroad journey through Rome!
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Siobhan N.S.
Granada, Spain
Siobhan is a junior at the Univ. of Vermont, studying History and Political Science. She enjoys dancing and has joined a studio in Granada to continue this passion while abroad. Since her arrival in Granada, Siobhan has found blogging to be a great outlet to help process all the new experiences and feelings that come with studying abroad!
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Lauren O.
Seville/Granada, Spain
Lauren is a student at the University of Mary Washington, studying English: Creative Writing and Spanish. Lauren has worked extensively on her university’s student newspaper and served as the Assistant Features Editor this past spring. Lauren loves to write and loves to travel and is looking forward to sharing her experiences abroad!
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Lianna S.
Leeds, England
Lianna is a third year English major at Colorado State Univ., studying romantic and 18th century literature as well as the plays of Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter, and Sarah Kane. Lianna loves theater and couldn’t think of a better place to study abroad than in Leeds! Lianna is planning to become involved in theater as a writer and first time actor while in Leeds!
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Allannah W.
Seville, Spain
Allannah is a student at the Univ. of Massachusetts Lowell, studying Liberal Arts, Cultural Studies & Psychology. She enjoys writing, photography, and working as a Writing Leader at a camp for inner city students. Allannah has incorporated her hobbies with her waitressing job, by using her photography skills to provide images for the restaurant's website!
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