Valerie Fernandez Gonzalez
<i>"Hello" in your host country's language:</i> Bonjour!
<i>Home Institution (your U.S. University/College):</i> Marian University
<i>Expected graduation year:</i> 2023
<i>Destination city & country:</i> Lyon, France
<i>Program provider:</i> USAC
<i>Major/minor:</i> Social Work & Sociology / Writing, Global Studies & French Studies
<i>Demographics:</i> Hispanic/Latinx, First-Generation College Student, LGBTQ+
<i>Future career aspirations:</i> To work with culturally and linguistically diverse communities as a social worker. I also hope to employ writing as emotional exploration for myself and others.
<i>Top 3 goals for your time abroad:</i> Improve my French language skills, develop my cultural humility and understanding of the French identity through cultural immersion, and reflect by journaling daily.
