My name is Alex
Liner, and I am a junior studying Speech Language and Hearing Sciences with a
minor in Psychology. I decided to pursue the UConn in Cape Town study abroad
program simply because it was the most unique program UConn had to offer, and I
had only heard fantastic things about the program from former participants.
Like others have stated before, I feel as though this is a once in a lifetime
opportunity for me to travel to South Africa for this amount of time, to truly
become immersed in the culture and feel like a local while attending the
University of Cape Town. In addition, the internship offered will give me and
the other students real-life and hands on experiences in the professional
fields we love and are most passionate about. Personally, I am ecstatic that I
will get the opportunity to intern with a Speech Pathologist and truly see what
the profession has in store, as well as directly helping the community.
While on this
journey, I hope to not only learn as much as I can about the history and
culture of South Africa, but to learn more about myself as well. I hope to go
on as many adventures as humanly possible, to see all that Cape Town as to
offer, to spend time with locals, and to make relationships that will last a
lifetime with the other participants on this program. I hope to make this the
best few months of my life.
Now that I have been
accepted, the nervousness has subsided and I am now counting down the days
until we land in South Africa and start our adventure!
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