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Hometown<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kampala, Uganda<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major and\/or Minor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Environmental Studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senior<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you were a pet or animal, what would you choose?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If I were a pet I would want to be a dog, because I will be useful for protection purposes, but also loving and a man’s best friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How would you describe yourself?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would describe myself as an artist and environmentalist. I love nature and being creative in any form: for example dance, drawing, acting etc. I am outgoing, friendly, kind and patient when necessary! I really love learning about new cultures and how as a human I can be a better global citizen!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What piece of advice would you give to yourself before the in-country experience?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would advise myself to not give up on learning. I am not a native speaker of Spanish and because of that I am scared that I will not fit in, but I want to encourage myself to be patient with my learning and focus on the learning and the experience instead of my lack of the Spanish language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which country or countries have you visited before?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kenya, Germany, London, and the USA <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What has been the most meaningful idea \/ fact you have discovered or learned about this program so far?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learning about the history of the country has been really meaningful to me, because I feel like it’s an important aspect to our experience in Spain and I am so glad that we get to learn about it before the in-country experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What food are you most excited to try in Spain?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don’t know, but I am open to anything other than fish. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do you most look forward to during the Spain program?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I look forward to experiencing a different culture and learning more about the traditions that they hold dear to them. I am also looking forward to the architecture within the county, especially the amazing building structures!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What opportunity do you hope this abroad will bring to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope to be an explorer and learn more about a culture that I did not have a lot of prior knowledge about!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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