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When I was a sophomore transfer student, with the help of the International Programs Team, I was able to study abroad in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/study-abroad\/india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bangalore, India<\/a>. During my semester abroad, under the guidance of Ramapo faculty, I conducted a field research project focused on Tibetan youth living in exile in South India. Fast forward to senior year I was accepted into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacecorps.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peace Corps<\/a> Morocco as a Youth development volunteer and I departed soon after graduation. If it were not for Ramapo, but more specifically Ramapo&#8217;s International Center and Team, I would not have been inspired to apply for Peace Corps and continue to live abroad. During my two years of Peace Corps service, I learned the local Moroccan Arabic Dialect and conducted various health and women\u2019s empowerment projects in my rural community while teaching English at the youth center. After finishing my Peace Corps service, I worked with CIEE as a program leader for their new<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ciee.org\/go-abroad\/college-study-abroad\/programs\/morocco\/rabat\/language-culture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Language &amp; Culture Program<\/a> in Morocco\u2019s capital Rabat. After seeing the amazing opportunities that studying abroad gave me and the doors it opened I knew I wanted to be able to share the same opportunities with other students. By working in Rabat with CIEE, I helped and guided 28 students in their study abroad journey. Now I\u2019m happy to have accepted a position as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mecd.gob.es\/eeuu\/convocatorias-programas\/convocatorias-eeuu\/auxiliares-conversacion-eeuu.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Language &amp; Culture Assistant<\/a> under the Spanish Ministry of Education for the Spanish school year.<\/p>\n<p>Everyday I\u2019m grateful for Ramapo and their focus on international exchange and their international department. Excited for what\u2019s to come!<\/p>\n<p>-Andreina (&#8217;16)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello my name is Andreina Santamaria and I graduated from Ramapo College with a BA in International Studies with a minor in Human Rights in May 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":457,"featured_media":1720,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,13,8,266,19,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-africa","category-asia","category-india","category-peace-corps","category-research","category-semester-abroad"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.5 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>From India to Morocco: How Studying Abroad Influenced Me - Study &amp; Intern Abroad<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/study-abroad\/from-india-to-morocco-how-studying-abroad-influenced-me\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"From India to Morocco: How Studying Abroad Influenced Me\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hello my name is Andreina Santamaria and I graduated from Ramapo College with a BA in International Studies with a minor in Human Rights in May 2016.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/study-abroad\/from-india-to-morocco-how-studying-abroad-influenced-me\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Study &amp; 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