I decided to apply for the Certificate because my grandfather is Italian and I wanted to be focused on a region in the world that shares so much history and social and economic relations with the United States. The people, professors, and classes were a bonus to my academic enrichment.
Caly-Sanchez and aided her with executing events such as conferences, lectures, and video conversation with other universities to bring awareness of European integration in America. That year was memorable because Hurricane Irma canceled two weeks of classes and we had to reschedule everything for the Fall semester.
We did it!!! This was a win-win situation, because I was able to take classes with European professors and students from all over the world, which genuinely opened my eyes to new perspectives and beliefs that a student does not have access to living in the United States bubble.
I highly recommend being an international student for a semester, especially in a country where you imagine yourself wanting to move to in the future, because being exposed to a new education system, language, culture, and attitudes can really show you whether or not you could adapt to a new way of life. It cemented in me the understanding of the legal aspect of cybersecurity and the mutual benefits of order that comes about from sharing electronic evidence via mutual legal assistance requests.
Working on different requests from around the world marked the start of how I want to continue to work towards something that would aid those in my own country and those abroad. I was in charge of creating content for their social media accounts, website, and newsletter. Despite the quarantine, teleworking for their fabulous office was amazing and was another experience that taught me how important communication skills are when working with teams.
