William J.

I am an incoming senior at Furman University in South Carolina studying Spanish and Politics and International Affairs. I started learning Spanish 6 years ago and I have only grown more passionate about the language and connected cultures as I have continued in my studies. In Fall 2024, I spent four months in Santiago, Chile in a language-immersion program. I lived with a host family that only spoke Spanish, and also took classes exclusively in Spanish. This experience not only helped me improve…