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Bailey Kulesza, Alumni Ambassador

Alumni Ambassadors

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

Seville, Spain

Fall 2023

WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE CLASS WHILE ABROAD, AND WHY?

My favorite class abroad was actually the hardest class that Seville, Spain had to offer: Architecture and Painting in Sevilla. This class was needless to say, a difficult one coming from a Communication Studies major. However, this course pushed me to study and actually retain knowledge about the area that surrounded me everyday. It unfortunately ended earlier than all of my other classes but, we never stopped grinding and so there was never room to slack, or else it would catch up to you real quick.

 

WHAT'S ONE STORY OR IMPORTANT ASPECT YOU ALWAYS SHARE ABOUT YOUR TIME ABROAD?
One of the biggest things that I tell individuals looking to go study abroad is how much it builds your sense of self and independence from all of our comfortabilities. I was able to be immersed into a different country with different cultures, communication patterns, and values. This allowed me to find new communication patterns that worked better, refine my own value set, as well as gather cultural knowledge on how I want to live my life. Even if I did start to get homesick, I was always able to see a positive aspect to what seemingly was a negative emotion.

 

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Bailey Kulesza,  Alumni Ambassador