Andrea Yávar
Andrea Yávar
Start Date
July 2024
Interests
Traveler • Lifelong Learner • Dog Lover • Vegetarian • Boxing
“I believe that studying abroad has the potential to expand a person’s perspective, help them develop lifelong skills, and build meaningful transnational connections.”
Education
Andrea earned her Bachelor of Arts in International Relations at Boston University where she specialized in Latin American Politics. She then obtained her Master of Arts in Political Science and a graduate-level certificate in women and gender studies at the University of Toronto. She also took graduate-level classes in gender studies at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.
Travel Experience
Andrea started traveling when she was an infant and has never stopped. She has studied, worked, and lived in Lima, Boston, Toronto, and Paris. She has traveled to more than 20 countries to visit family and friends, as well as to study and work.
Did You Know?
Andrea loves extreme sports and adventures, especially related to the sea. She has snorkeled at night with manta rays in the middle of the ocean in Hawaii and has swum with sea lions in Peru.