Bonjour, or, hello to all my new friends back in the U.S.A!! My name is Molly Malloy, and I am so excited to get to share my journey with you all. I am from Atlanta, Georgia, a big city in the deep South. When I finished high school, I wanted a change of scenery, so I moved to Massachusetts for college! I go to a small school called Mount Holyoke College in the Western part of the state, where I study Environmental Studies and Politics. When I was the same age as you all are now, I spent a lot of time outside, climbing trees and going to camp, which made me love nature and protecting our planet. As I got older, I began to consider how people’s interactions with each other around the world changed the environment, and that’s why I decided to study those two fields!
While at college, I learned about an opportunity to go to Geneva, Switzerland, a city about 4,600 miles away from my home in Atlanta. This sounded so exciting, but it was a much bigger change than moving to Massachusetts! I thought about it for a while, and had a lot of support from my friends and family, so I decided to apply. From August until December, I will be in Switzerland studying International Relations, which is the fancy term for how people all around the world make decisions that shape our present and future. I even get to focus on the environment and how people can live their lives in a way that keeps our planet happy and healthy.
Want to know more about how you can study or intern abroad when you are a college student? The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program is a program of the U.S. Department of State with funding provided by the U.S. Government and supported in its implementation by the Institute of International Education (IIE). Learn more about the scholarship by clicking here!
