Zaynab Ali-Salahuddin
<i>"Hello" in your host country's language:</i> Asalaam Walikum!
<i>Home Institution (your U.S. University/College):</i> University of South Florida
<i>Expected graduation year:</i> 2023
<i>Destination city & country:</i> Senegal
<i>Program provider:</i> SIT
<i>Major/minor:</i> Africana Studies with a Certificate of Business
<i>Demographics:</i> African American/Black, Caucasian/White, First-Generation College Student, Muslim
<i>Future career aspirations:</i> I plan to go to become a scholar-practitioner in the Africana Studies department of a college university, conducting research and leading student excursions that are similar to the abroad trip I chose.
<i>Top 3 goals for your time abroad:</i> My top 3 goals for my time abroad are to network and meet new people, immerse myself and learn more about a different culture, and develop an awareness of the social, political, and economic state of my host country.