My name is Angelica Rodriguez and I’m a junior majoring in Political Science and International Studies. I am from Honduras and will be spending a semester in Istanbul, Turkey! I am extremely excited as I love learning about different cultures and meeting new people. This is not, however, my first study abroad experience, I spent a year in Italy as an exchange student my Junior year of high school and that experience has left me hungrier for adventure. I look forward to studying in Turkey because I believe it is important and fascinating to study politics from different perspectives and it is a country with such a rich and mixed culture; a true crossroad between the Middle East and Europe.