Multi-Country Experience
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An international exchange to France has opened Nahomi Lopez up to new opportunities and new career goals.
Lopez, who is studying Communications and Public Policy and French, spent the first semester of her fourth year taking some master level courses in communications and honing her skills at L鈥橧nstitut Mac Luhan in Angers, France.
鈥淚鈥檓 learning very technical tools and I love it,鈥 Lopez said. 鈥淚鈥檝e always had high expectations of where I want to go but today they鈥檙e even higher. Meeting inspiring professionals made me realize it鈥檚 time to make all the effort, study hard, find internships, and volunteer, because it鈥檚 not only enriching, but it will also be very rewarding.鈥
The highlight of her academic experience in France came during her last week in the Seminaire de Media in Paris when her class visited the offices of Coca-Cola France, a local radio station, France Television, and other professional agencies.
The trip had a lasting effect on Lopez.
鈥淚鈥檝e never been so professionally inspired,鈥 she said. 鈥淗aving a field trip to Paris was cool, but having the opportunity to visit these businesses and meet the people who worked there really wowed me.鈥
As an international student from Quito, Ecuador, Lopez experiences studying abroad every day at St. Thomas, but when the opportunity to study in France as part of her 黑料老司机 degree presented itself, she couldn鈥檛 resist.
鈥淚 didn鈥檛 think twice. I wanted to explore new territories,鈥 she said. 鈥淵ou have four years of university for unique opportunities and I always wanted to study abroad so I made sure I took all the courses necessary so I could go.鈥
Following the completion of her studies, Lopez hopes to work for an international business where she can put her diverse experiences and trilingualism to professional use.
鈥淭here are many opportunities out there鈥攕ome might involve moving away and starting from zero鈥攂ut the risks are worth it.鈥