I am a fourth year student of Law and Women and Gender Studies with a concentration in Law, Policy and Government. During the winter semester of 2014, I went to Washington, D.C to partake in the Washington Center’s internship program.
The most valuable lesson I learned while studying abroad, which I could not have learned anywhere else, was taught to me by the students who participated in the Washington Center’s program. They came from areas as diverse as Puerto Rico, Mexico and Korea. I learned that our generation has the ability to relate to and learn from one another no matter where a person is from. In this environment, I also gained a valuable life lesson: our greatest teachers are those who surround us as they attain experiences that we ourselves do not have. I gained a lot of knowledge and understanding by reaching out to fellow students.
My experience abroad has greatly contributed to my current and future studies. I learned a lot by contrasting the Canadian legal system with the American legal system while interning for the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia as a Washington Center student. I now have more of an insight into the development of Canadian and American legal jurisprudence. My time in the United States has also inspired me to consider going to graduate school in the United States.