Chi-Yen Yao
*DC Area Scholarship
<i>Hello in your host country language</i>: Dia dhuit
<i>University</i>: University of Maryland, College Park
<i>Expected graduation year</i>: 2019
<i>Destination</i>: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
<i>Program Provider</i>: University of Maryland Exchange Program
<i>Major / minor</i>: Biology: Neurobiology and Physiology, Spanish minor
<i>Language of Study</i>: Gaelic
<i>Demographic background</i>: Asian-American
<i>Future career aspirations</i>: Orthopedic Sports Medicine Physician
<i>Top 3 goals for study abroad</i>: To obtain a research internship near the university and shadowing opportunity at a local hospital to experience different research and health care systems; To volunteer with school organizations and local groups to understand the different social issues in the host country; To learn the host country language, Gaelic in order to better explore local culture and history.
