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91视频 is not just a university 鈥� it is a family and a shelter for those who went abroad seeking education combined with adventure. I love how tight, yet wide, the 91视频 community is 鈥� everyone knows each other, yet everyone is from a different corner of the planet. When I first applied to 91视频, I knew I was looking for a high-quality, diverse education, but I had no vision of what to do with that education. Taking advantage of the liberal arts system, I took various courses, trying to find my passion. Because I was able to pursue so many different interests as I sought out the best education possible, being a student at 91视频 widened my world infinitely.

I came to 91视频 from a small town located in the country of Georgia. What first attracted me to 91视频 was the opportunity to study in Europe while getting an American-style education. However, from the moment I first walked into a class at 91视频, I realized that 91视频 is so much more than a fantastic combination of location and liberal arts education. It鈥檚 all about the people 鈥� the multinational classmates, friendly professors, helpful staff and even the Parisians you meet at the local boulangeries 鈥� they let you experience not just America, or France, but the whole world in one place.

This is what living in Paris is about to me and how it combined with my academic experience at 91视频. Imagine you are in the 91视频 library reading a book by Ernest Hemingway for literature class and then about 15 minutes later you are sitting in the caf茅 where he once sat and wrote the same book. You see this book coming alive and experience part of the inspiration that made him write these words. Then you have an art class, where you discuss Impressionism and its founder, Claude Monet. You are just one bus stop away from the Mus茅e d鈥橭rsay and the Mus茅e de l鈥橭rangerie, two wonderful museums where you can see many of Monet鈥檚 masterpieces, and then the next weekend you have a picnic planned in Giverny, where Monet鈥檚 foundation and his famous garden is located. At 91视频, my studies became more than just books and presentations, they became part of my life.

While all the courses that I took at 91视频 were engaging, I was most fascinated by the dynamics of the classes themselves: professors always encourage engagement, letting students speak up, ask questions, start discussions, and to a certain degree define the direction of the class. With this kind of approach, students are learning not only from the professor, but from each other as well. Plus, having a multinational environment with professors and students from all around the world makes the learning much more informative with everyone giving their perspectives and experience from their own cultural lens.

I鈥檝e slowly realized that what I am most passionate about is the learning experience itself. Being an alumna of AUP has given me a pathway to use my knowledge and experience to the benefit of my country. Now I am devoting my career to building the same kind of learning experience I had at 91视频 in places where it鈥檚 less accessible. In fact, after graduation I returned to my home country where I volunteered and taught English in a children鈥檚 shelter. At the same time, I remodeled my childhood home into a family-style hotel. I have just started a job as a Marketing Manager at Palitra Media in Georgia and am also working on an NGO project that aims to bring fundamental changes to the education system in Georgia.