Elen Karagulian
<i>Home Institution</i>: Lehigh University
<i>Expected Graduation Year</i>: 2024
<i>Academic Major / Minor</i>: Marketing / Mass Communication
<i>Destination</i>: Florence, Italy
<i>"Hello" in your host country's language</i>: Ciao!
<i>Program Provider</i>: CAPA
<i>Demographics</i>: First-Generation American, First-Generation College Student
<i>Future Career Goals</i>: Work in the Public Relations/ Marketing field as a guide for companies to improve their engagement with consumers using new digital platforms. I hope to incorporate my creative thinking and passions for art and design to create successful campaigns. Also interested in possibly working in the Publishing field because of my interest in literature and creative writing.
<i>Top Three Study Abroad Goals</i>: Experience global art by visiting the Uffizi Gallery and other museums in Florence and taking an Oil Painting class with CAPA; Immerse myself into the Italian culture by being connecting with a local Florian family and learning Italian with CAPA; Discover more about my identity and passions in life by being exposed to the creative freedom that comes with studying abroad.