Last week, I sat huddled in an unfamiliar kitchen with seven new friends, watching the finale of a show I had never watched before. Everything was entirely new, yet I somehow felt perfectly at home. I confess, I’d never had much interest in watching The Summer I Turned Pretty —I always thought it to be too cliche.

"Taking a class about my home country from the perspective of another culture, albeit a culture very similar to that of the U.S., proved to be an intense learning experience."

"American Boston College students, whether they like it or not, represent the U.S. while they study abroad."