From California to Ecuador

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Areli Hernandez

<i>Hello in your host country language</i>: Hola <i> University</i>: Santa Clara University <i>Expected graduation year</i>: 2019 <i>Destination</i>: Quito, Ecuador <i>Program Provider</i>: University of Minnesota <i>Major / Minor</i>: Political Science, Spanish, Ethnic Studies / Latin American Studies <i>Language of Study</i>: Spanish <i>Demographic background</i>: First-generation, Hispanic-American <i>Future career aspirations</i>: Law, International Relations, University Professor <i>Top 3 goals for study abroad</i>: To immerse myself fully into a rural community; To gain a better understanding of Ecuador's indiginous community; To learn from the Ecuadorian educational system