Panama ➡️ USA ➡️ Australia #IEWelcomeUARK #IEW2017 #HogsAbroad #IntlHogs

I came to the University of Arkansas around three years ago as an international student from Panama. I arrived in Arkansas in January, and quickly realized that I wasn’t in the tropics anymore. However, even though it was freezing, I was warmly welcomed by faculty, staff, and students at the UofA. Today, Arkansas, Fayetteville, and the UofA own a very special place in my heart, becoming my second home.

In fact, my junior year as a UofA student, I went on an exchange program to Australia for a semester, and the end of the program I was ready to come back home…

I didn’t know whether home was in Panama or Fayetteville, Arkansas.

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International Education Week (IEW) is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. The theme of the University of Arkansas' International Education Week celebration is "You Are Welcome Here." Students are encouraged to share their international education stories on social media using #IEWelcomeUARK. You can learn more about IEW at https://iew.state.gov/
And, check out the IEW events happening on campus at iew.uark.edu
Don't miss your opportunity to study or intern abroad! Start your search at http://studyabroad.uark.edu/search/

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Jean, a Senior majoring in chemical engineering and biochemistry, studied abroad at our U of A Rome Center and with our U of A Exchange program at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Come meet Jean and the other peer advisors at a Hogs Abroad 101 information meeting! These hour-long sessions are held Tuesdays and Wednesdays during the fall and spring semesters from 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm in the Center for World Languages, Literatures and Cultures (JBHT 207).