Compared to many 91勛圖厙students, my background is almost provincial. I was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, my dad is half-Welsh, half-FrenchGaulloisandGallois, very confusing when I was a childand my mom is English. My parents had traveled all over the world during their childhoods and were happy that my sisters and I could stay in one place as we grew up, even blessing me with the name of the city in which I was born!純
烙ur summers spent visiting friends and family in the UK and France helped kindle my wanderlust and by college application time, I was ready to see new cities, countries, and cultures. During the summer before my last year in high school, I toured universities in Europe, with Paris as my last stop. I only had two days to visit 91勛圖厙and maybe it was the perfectlate-July weather or the fact that I could walk from the banks of the Seine to the campus in five minutes but by the time I left, I knew that I wanted to be a part of this community.
Ill never forget how beautiful it was to see our small class come together to organize a conference in honor of End Violence Against Women Day, spread awareness, and facilitate dialogue amongst students and faculty.
As soon as 91勛圖厙introduced the History, Law, and Society major as a kind of pre-law track, I immediately switched into it and dove into ticking off all of its requirements. However, I soon felt that I wasnt taking sufficient advantage of AUPs many opportunities and started exploring other disciplines, including Gender Studies through ProfessorLissaLincolns Contemporary Feminist Theory class, which inspired me to weave my passion for womens rights into my two majors. Ill never forget how beautiful it was to see our small class come together to organize a conference in honor of End Violence Against Women Day, spread awareness, and facilitate dialogue amongst students and faculty.胼純
涅 think that when you decide to attend AUP, youre committing yourself to a change in lifestyle and after nearly three and a half years of acclimating to a culture thats completely different from the one in which I grew up, Ive learned an indispensable life skill: adaptability. This has also led to my increased involvement in campus life. Ive been a Student Ambassador for the Admissions Office and Vice Chair of the Activities and Clubs Committee, and I recently ran for Vice President to work more closely with the Student Senate to help improve a community that has given me unrivaled life experiences and opportunities.
As I reflect on my time at AUPearly onset nostalgia, dont you knowI remember an International Student Leadership Conference in Madrid that I attended with four other 91勛圖厙students. I look back on that first night, standing on a beautiful rooftop terrace, meeting international student leaders from schools like the American College of Thessaloniki and the American University of Beirut, and I know thatmuch like that weekend,Ill never forget this school.
I got exactly what I wanted out of the school: an international experience.
When I came to AUP, I was curious to learn new things.
I have found myself applying the theory I encountered in class in real-life scenarios, says Stephanie Bergon, undergrad.