Storyteller

Nina, a junior Spanish major in the Honors program, is passionate about anything pertaining to language, people, and the arts, and she rarely turns down the opportunity to try something new. Her favorite pastimes include writing and playing music, cooking and trying new foods, exploring new places, and spending time in nature. She was thrilled to open her heart and mind to the adventures and lessons that Spain provided during her time living abroad. 

Julia Press, a native New Yorker from Tufts University majoring in political science and sociology, studied abroad during her junior year at Temple Rome. She loves carving out her own corner in big cities and was excited to explore all of Rome's hidden gems. Outside of travelling, Julia is passionate about podcasts, crossword puzzles, and photography, and loves connecting to new cultures through food. 

Conor, a political science and global security major from Boston, MA, studied international affairs and security studies in Berlin, Germany. At Temple, he served as the president of the College Democrats and the Global Studies Society. He was particularly excited to take his passion for politics and international affairs to Berlin, the capital of Germany and a center of European politics. Prior to departing, Dylan was excited to immerse himself in German culture and live like a real Berliner through his homestay abroad. A quote from Conor before his departure for Germany?

Kaia, a psychology major from Kentucky, studied abroad in Germany during her senior year of high school, which inspired her to spend a semester abroad in Tokyo, Japan. Prior to her Temple abroad experience, Kaia had never visited Asia and was excited to explore Japan and immerse herself in Japanese culture. Outside of travelling, she loves bookstores, waffled, hand-written letters, getting lost in big cities, puppies, and laughing a lot. 

Kathleen, a global studies and Spanish major from "just outside" of Philadelphia, spent her junior year in Quito, Ecuador after spending her first two years at Temple as a member of the school's service immersion programs, which led her to the Dominican Republic and Guatemala. She also participated in the Latin American Studies Semester and lived in Costa Rica for three weeks. Her experience taking immersive Spanish classes at Temple adn her passion for culture, language, and people made her particularly excited to live in South America for an enitre academic year.