Cailyn Matthews
<i>"Hello" in your host country's language:</i> Halo!
<i>Home Institution (your U.S. University/College):</i> Gustavus Adolphus College
<i>Expected graduation year:</i> 2022
<i>Destination city & country:</i> Bali, Indonesia
<i>Program provider:</i> SIT Study Abroad
<i>Major/minor:</i> Sociology & Anthropology / Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies
<i>Demographics:</i> First-Generation College Student, Korean, Mexican/Hispanic
<i>Future career aspirations:</i> I aspire to go into the field of medical sociology focusing on and advocating for women’s health and equality.
<i>Top 3 goals for your time abroad:</i> My top three goals for my time abroad are first, learning and conducting an immersive, and ethical field-based research on a topic I’m passionate about and will pursue in my graduate endeavors. Second, expand my worldview by seeking various opportunities to help myself become more culturally engaged in the country I’m visiting, such as trying new foods, learning the language, their customs, the many religions, meeting and knowing people and their lived experiences. Lastly, continue to learn and grow into an interculturally effective leader and global citizen, and live the experience of this once in a lifetime opportunity.
