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Kendra Roberson, Alumni Ambassador

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California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

Florence, Italy

Fall 2023

WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE CLASS WHILE ABROAD, AND WHY?

My favorite class was Beginning Italian. It was so helpful to learn the language of the country that I was studying abroad in so I communicated with locals, understood signs and products in the grocery stores, and learned more about the culture. Although I didn't become fluent, I gained a great foundation of basics in Italian, and held entire conversations in Italian by the end of my program.

 

WHAT'S ONE STORY OR IMPORTANT ASPECT YOU ALWAYS SHARE ABOUT YOUR TIME ABROAD?
My favorite memory from abroad that I share with people about is travelling to two countries for a week with just my backpack and one friend. We went to Spain and Portugal, stayed in hostels, hiked through the forests, went to a concert, and made new friends along the way. I always wanted to "backpack," and even though I wasn't hiking and sleeping in the forest, it felt so freeing and awarding to travel with such little items. I really experienced each country and wish I could've stayed for even longer.

 

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Kendra Roberson,  Alumni Ambassador