Hello everyone! My name is Syarra Goldstein, and I am 19 years old. I have lived in a few different states including Iowa, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Nevada, and I now attend university in Syracuse, New York. It was from all this moving around and getting to know a lot of different people that I discovered my love for learning about other cultures. Now, at college, I study International Relations, Middle Eastern Studies, and Biology. One of my favorite hobbies is learning new languages. I currently speak six different languages: English, Spanish, Persian, Bosnian, Arabic, and French.
During this semester I will be living in Amman, Jordan with a host family and will be attending classes to practice my Arabic and build on the three semesters of Arabic I have taken at college as well as learn more about the region. I am thrilled to be sharing my adventures here with you!
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!
