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I want to thank the Artigas-Etchegaray family for the support they offered to me as a scholarship recipient. I had always wanted to participate in a study abroad program, ever since I had first heard about it, but I never thought it would be possible due to financial difficulties.

However, thanks to the Artigas-Etchegaray family, I was able to do an internship abroad in Hong Kong during the summer of 2018. This internship allowed me to explore one of my passions, which is design. I was able to put ideas into images and create a more pleasant user experience.

I was also able to experience what it is like to work in a non-profit, which was something I was interested in. None of that would have been possible without the help the Artigas-Etchegaray family provided. I wanted to also thanks FEA for their effort and work every year to help low-income and minority students like me, to go abroad and expand their career path.

Claudia Acuna

*Artigas-Etchegaray Family Scholarship <i>Hello in your host country language</i>: Nihao <i> University</i>: Skyline College <i>Expected graduation year</i>: 2019 <i>Destination</i>: Hong Kong <i>Program Provider</i>: University Sponsored <i>Major / Minor</i>: Architecture / Design <i>Demographic background</i>: First-generation, Salvadoran-American <i>Future career aspirations</i>: Earn a Bachelor degree in Architecture and a Masters degree in Architectural Design, with a focus on community design to help my community. <i>Top 3 goals for study abroad</i>: To learn more about the work that architects do in the renovation and conservation of historical buildings ; To immerse myself in the culture of Hong Kong; To learn from the experience during my internship and bring some of my experience to my community at home, to encourage others to study abroad and expand their perspectives.