One thing Sophia DiPlacido knew for sure when she started at Penn State Behrend is that she wanted to leave—for at least a semester. Sophia Diplacido, Marketing and Psychology Major, chose to study abroad in France and set off last January to spend the Spring 2023 semester in Aix-en-Provence, known as “Little Paris.” She took five classes—International Business, French, History of Christianity, Wine Marketing, and Drawing and Painting—at the Institute for American Universities. She didn’t have classes on Fridays, so she was able to explore nearby countries. Among her many adventures: visiting the Eiffel Tower in Paris; skydiving in Switzerland; scuba diving in Marseille; making pasta in a cooking class in Venice; and seeing the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland. She also visited Budapest, Brussels, London, Madrid, Nice, and Prague as well as cities in Germany and Luxembourg. “Studying abroad was the most amazing thing I have ever done. You come back a whole different person with an entirely new perspective on the world.”
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