Williams International
Students
Tyler Aveni '13 in Beijing
Tyler Aveni ’13 spent the summer of 2012 in Beijing studying the relationship between calligraphy, tradition, and modern Chinese culture. Aveni’s summer research came on the heels of a study abroad semester in Beijing through the Associated Colleges in China program. He is a Chinese and Economics major. Why did you decide to go to more »
International Student Yoonsang Bae '15 Settles into Life at Williams
Yoonsang Bae ’15 is a first-year international student from Seoul, South Korea. When Bae stepped on the Williams campus in late August for First Days, he had never visited Williams before, and had spent only one week in the United States during his senior year of high school. In fact, Williams was his first organized more »
Yasmine Goelzer '13 in Chile
Yasmine Goelzer ’13, Spanish major and native of Peoria, Illinois, spent the spring semester of 2012 in Santiago, Chile. Where did you go? How long did you stay? How did you decide to stay in that country? I was studying abroad in Santiago, Chile, from the end of February through early July. The program there more »
Sam Green '15 in Portugal
Sam Green ’15 spent the summer of 2012 in Coimbra, Portugal, studying Portuguese at the University of Coimbra. He is considering a major in Political Economy. Why did you decide to go to Portugal? I wanted to learn Portuguese, and programs in Portugal were a lot cheaper than more »
Rachel Hagler '13 in Tunisia
Rachel Hagler ’13 spent the spring of 2012 at the School for International Training program near Tunis, Tunisia. The Riverhead, New York, native is a Political Science and Arabic major. Why did you decide to study abroad in Tunisia? I chose Tunisia because this tiny, perhaps under-loved country is in my mind the coalescence of more »
Sarah Lyon '13 in Peru
Sarah Lyon ’13 decided after a summer in Ecuador that she wanted to follow up her Spanish training with six months in Cusco, Peru during the spring and summer of 2012. After completing a semester at the School of International Training (SIT), the Monson, Massachusetts, native began an internship at the nearby Center for Traditional more »
Kylen Moran '13 in Paris
Kylen Moran ’13 spent her junior year in Paris at the Hamilton College Junior Year in France (HCJYF) program. The Naples, Florida, native is an Art History and French major. Why did you decide to go to France? I chose HCJYF because it was highly recommended by the French department at Williams. I especially appreciated more »
Mika Nakashige '13 in Kyoto
Mika Nakashige ’13 spent the 2011-2012 school year in Kyoto, Japan, at the Associated Kyoto Program. The Honolulu, Hawaii, native is a Chemistry major. Why did you decide to go to Kyoto? Since my family is from Japan (my father’s side came to Hawaii from Kumamoto and more »
Ncuti Clement Nzakamwita, CDE Student from Rwanda
Where are you from? I am from Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda. What did you do before you came to Williams? How did you find out about Williams, and why did you decide to come? I worked for the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning of Rwanda where I worked as a macroeconomic policy more »
Uttara Partap '13 from Nepal
“I have met some of my most special friends here, and we define our group as a family.”
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