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  • Audrey Fowler

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    Audrey Fowler

    Start Date July 2024 Interests Language Learner • Traveler • Coffee Enthusiast • Cat Lover • Foodie “Studying abroad allows you to step into a different way of thinking, perceiving, and living. The experience let me develop myself as a person and global citizen, and I am passionate about aiding others in achieving the same!”…

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  • Shanti Freitas

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    Shanti Freitas

    Biography Shanti Freitas is the Interim Director of Study Away at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota. In this role, she leads efforts in data collection, evaluation, and assessment to ensure that Macalester’s study away services and programs are meeting their mission and identified student learning outcomes. She also advises on a subset of Macalester…

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  • Jennifer Fullick, Ph.D.

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    Jennifer Fullick, Ph.D.

    Start Date September 2022 Interests Animal Lover • Voracious Reader • Mom • Planner • Lifelong Learner “When I moved from a small town in the U.S. Midwest to one of the largest cities in the Middle East, I was forever changed witnessing firsthand both the diversity, as well as the similarity, of people across…

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  • Kate Gafner, Ph.D.

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    Kate Gafner, Ph.D.

    Start Date December 2023 Interests Weekend Hiker • Coffee Connoisseur • Stress Baker • Book Worm • Crime Show Critic “My time as a visiting student in the UK changed the entire course of my life. I know how transformative this experience can be, and I love being able to watch and mentor students as…

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  • Šejla Gahir Babić

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    Šejla Gahir Babić

    Start Date November 2024 Interests Traveling • Photography • Food • Design and Architecture • Relaxing on the Beach “For me, international education isn’t just about gaining knowledge—it’s about understanding the world in all its diversity. Every place I’ve lived and studied has shaped the way I see opportunities and challenges, and I believe that…

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  • Danny Gibbons

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    Danny Gibbons

    Start Date March 2018 Interests Food • Coffee • Art • Travel • Peru “After more than 20 years of working with and learning from international students, I am excited to continue growing and learning alongside the IFSA team and sharing my love for Peru, its society and its culture with our students.” Education Danny…

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  • Daniel González

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    Daniel González

    Start Date July 2023 Interests Architecture • Music • Pop Culture • Horror Films • Dogs “Studying abroad gives you a fresh start, in a new place. In this way, you can discover who you really are. I look forward to helping our IFSA students get to know themselves better.” Education Dani holds a bachelor’s…

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  • Tania González

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    Tania González

    Start Date January 2019 Interests Cat Lover • Dancer • Loves Learning “Education is the tool to change our reality, and study abroad allows you to see and experience that other worlds are possible.” Education Tania graduated from Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán with a bachelor’s degree in social anthropology, has studied the Mayan language, and…

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  • Karolyn Gore

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    Karolyn Gore

    Start Date January 2019 Interests Toddler Mom • Foodie • Avid Reader • Board Game Player “I was 10 years old when I met someone from another country for the first time —and that sparked an obsession with learning about other cultures, languages, and countries that hasn’t gone away. While the internet is amazing at…

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