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| This was my view on my way home when I walked up the stairs from the metro. The Sagrada Família will always take my breath away. |
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| I took a day trip to Montserrat with my family and hiked around the mountains. |
It seems like a lot of students study abroad to take elective credits, which is totally okay, but one thing I am loving about my abroad experience is that I am taking three classes that go towards my majors, finance and marketing. The three classes are international finance, sports marketing, and international marketing. One fun thing I noticed is that all three of these classes are offered at my home university, Iowa State. I could have easily stayed in Ames, Iowa this semester and taken the same classes, but I guarantee I would not have learned as much as I am learning here in Barcelona from my CEA professors. This is not because the classes themselves are different, but instead, the fact that I am learning from another perspective is where the extra knowledge is gained.
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| This is another one of Gaudí's famous works, the Casa Batlló. |
My sports marketing class is one of my favorites because my professor, Aarthi Rajaraman, has spent the majority of her career actually working in the sports marketing industry. I am confident that I am receiving real industry knowledge and advice from her because of her real life experiences. Aarthi is from San Francisco, but moved to Barcelona several years ago. A part of her career path that sticks out to me is she currently works for 60 Minutes. Clearly, she is a very accomplished woman and I look up to her for her drive and dedication to her career.
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| This is a picture I took of my parents while they were visiting me in Barcelona. |
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| While my family was here, I took them to all the fun and beautiful places in Barcelona- one of them being Park Guell. |
I believe the benefits of studying abroad will follow me even when I go back to the United States and graduate college. I hope to work in the real estate industry post graduation and being able to talk about my foreign country experience in job interviews, specifically learning finance abroad, will be a huge asset and set me apart from my peers. The education at CEA in Barcelona is invaluable, and I can’t wait to apply what I have learned here when I go home.
Julia D. is the Spring 2018 MOJO Blogger in Barcelona, Spain. She is currently a Junior studying Marketing & Finance at Iowa State University.
Julia Diehl is the Spring 2018 CEA MOJO Photographer in Barcelona, Spain, and is currently studying at Iowa State University.
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