About Me

Hi! My name is Julie and I am currently a junior at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts studying Neuroscience & Psychology.

Born and raised in Miami, FL, I didn’t have many opportunities to travel until I was adopted by my middle school principal at the age of 15. I have done the basic traveling that Floridians typically do, from going to Disney in Orlando (where I now live!) to going to the sandbars in the Florida Keys, but I have always wanted to travel outside of the United States.

With the exception of going on a cruise to celebrate my adoption, I actually did get my first stamp in my passport by going to Costa Rica. Since my grandmother tripped and broke her leg after not even being in the country for more than two hours, I do not count this trip as my first adventure to another country. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

That being said, I am SO excited to be studying aboard in Stockholm, Sweden for a semester where I can finally get my first real stamp in my passport (my old passport got lost when I moved so it’s like the evidence of that Costa Rica trip has been erased, LOL). It has always been a dream of mine to go to Europe, so being granted the opportunity to take classes and immerse myself in Swedish culture for about four months just makes this dream become a reality.

Without further ado, down below is my pre-departure video which is just a brief introduction about me!