International Experience
August 2019 - January 2020
Gap Year: Sacred Spaces in India
(Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Bihar; India)
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Pilgrimaged across the subcontinent to challenge and develop own perspective and understanding, specifically in art and religion.
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Studied under experts in their fields, focusing on inter-religion relations and education, particularly at the Ecumenical Christian Centre and at the Root Institute
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Learned from Hindus, Sikhs, Mar Thomas Christians, and Mahayana Buddhists
June 2017 - November 2017
European Studies: Western Route
Oxford University (Oxford, UK)
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Part of an intensive and rigorous program starting at Lincoln College in Oxford University, then proceeding all around mainland Europe
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Studied religion, history, literature, art, and art history
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Visited Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland, France, Italy, Germany, Luxembourg, and Belgium
May 2016 - July 2016
Search Abroad in Germany
Otzenhausen (Saarland, Germany)
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Studied in parts of the region Saarland and in Berlin for completion of final semester of liberal arts course focusing on influential writing and thought
September 2013 - July 2014
Running Through History
(Western Europe)
June 2012 - August 2012
Summer Exchange Program
(Strasbourg, France)
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An elective course existing outside of the normal AP European History course during the school year, which culminated in a summer study to Europe
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Involved vigorous daily exercise and readings, along with a final research paper
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Travelled to England, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, and Switzerland
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As an exchange student to France lived with family of fellow exchange student in little village outside of Strasbourg
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Daily visits to various sites for education about the culture and history of the region
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Immersed in the environment so as to develop one’s fluency and perspective
