Study Abroad Peer Ambassadors & Advisors

Name: Mary Stewart Bailey
Hometown: Raleigh, NC
Major: Communication Studies
Extracurriculars/Hobbies: Delta Delta Delta, Welcome Back Leader, avid football/basketball fan 
Study Abroad Location: Florence, Italy
Study Abroad Program Type: Third-party program through Lorenzo de Medici
Favorite Site Visited: Springfest in Munich, Germany  
Study Abroad Fun Fact: Budapest, the capital of Hungary, is actually two cities - Buda and Pest. They are separated by the Danube River.  

Name: Sarah Burkett
Hometown: Worthington, OH
Major: Food science and human nutrition
Extracurriculars/Hobbies: Traveling, hiking, skiing, Food Science club, Lose the Shoes
Study Abroad Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Study Abroad Program Type: Third-party program through AustraLearn
Favorite Site Visited: Queenstown, New Zealand..."Adventure Capital of the World!"
Study Abroad Fun Fact: I jumped from the second highest bungee jump in the world on the southern tip of New Zealand and went sandboarding down giant sand dunes on the northern tip! 

Name: James Connor
Hometown: Boaz, AL  
Major: Language and International Trade
Extracurriculars/Hobbies: Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity, SI, traveling, sports 
Study Abroad Location: Dalian, China and Melbourne, Australia
Study Abroad Program Type: Faculty-led program to China and third-party program through USAC to Australia
Favorite Site Visited: Turpan, China  
Study Abroad Fun Fact: One of the best parties I have ever been to was on a Chines aircraft carrier. 

Name: Lauren Crapps
Hometown: Lexington, SC 
Major: Language and International Health
Extracurriculars/Hobbies: Kappa Kappa Gamma, TAAP
Study Abroad Location: San Jose, Costa Rica
Study Abroad Program Type: Third-party program through ISA
Favorite Site Visited: Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica 
Study Abroad Fun Fact: I crossed the border between Panama and Costa Rica on foot over a rickety bridge!

Name: Frank Devine
Hometown: Marlton, NJ 
Major: Marketing
Extracurriculars/Hobbies: Huge sports fan, Clemson University Marketing Association and National Society of Collegiate Scholars  
Study Abroad Location: Gold Coast, Australia
Study Abroad Program Type: Third-party program through The Education Abroad Network
Favorite Site Visited: Queenstown, New Zealand 
Study Abroad Fun Fact: My school (Bond University) had bull sharks and stingrays swimming around the lake on campus.  

Name: Chris Edmonds
Hometown: Landenberg, PA 
Major: Financial Management
Extracurriculars/Hobbies: Students Helping Honduras, Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity, Finance Club, Wall Street South Investment, music, travel, sports
Study Abroad Location: Rome, Itay
Study Abroad Program Type: Direct enrollment at John Cabot University
Favorite Site Visited: Munich, Germany and Cinque Terre, Italy 
Study Abroad Fun Fact: While unlimited bread sticks at Olive Garden may be good, mom and pop restaurants in the heart of Italy are the best of the best.

Name: Mariana Hay
Hometown: Charleston, SC 
Major: Fine Arts
Extracurriculars/Hobbies: Playing tennis, sewing, crafting, going on the boat, watching Law and Order, cooking  
Study Abroad Location: Florence, Italy
Study Abroad Program Type: Third-party program through Lorenzo de Medici
Favorite site visited: Lyon, Cinque Terre, Munich
Study Abroad Fun Fact: Don't over pack! 

Name: Cameron Kaihara
Hometown: Great Falls, VA
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Extracurriculars/Hobbies: Clemson bass fishing team, fishing, hunting 
Study Abroad Location: Esslingen, Germany 
Study Abroad Program Type: Exchange program at Hochschule Esslingen: University of Applied Sciences 
Favorite Site Visited: Volksfest in Stuttgart
Study Abroad Fun Fact: I learned more Spanish than German while abroad.

Name: Allison Kowalski
Hometown: Blythewood, SC
Major: Political Science and Spanish
Extracurriculars/Hobbies: Honors College and Business College mentor, hiking and traveling 
Study Abroad Location: Brussels, Belgium and Madrid, Spain 
Study Abroad Program Type: Faculty-led program to Belgium and third-party program through CIEE to Spain
Favorite Site Visited: Lisbon, Portugal and San Sebastian, Spain 
Study Abroad Fun Fact: For spring break, I traveled around the north of Spain staying with Spanish friends that I met in class.

Name: Ryan Lengel
Hometown: Shelton, CT 
Major: Computer Science
Extracurriculars/Hobbies: Phi Sigma Pi Honor Fraternity, CCIT Technician, Clemson Crew 
Study Abroad Location: Vaxjo, Sweden
Study Abroad Program Type: Exchange program at Linnaeus University
Favorite Site Visited: Rome, Italy  
Study Abroad Fun Fact: While on a pub crawl in Dublin, I accidentally became the adoptive father of an albino hedgehog waiting for me back home.  

Name: Kyle Nutter
Hometown: Bedford, NH 
Major: Packaging Science
Extracurriculars/Hobbies: Club golf president, Packaging Science Club 
Study Abroad Location: Brussels, Belgium
Study Abroad Program Type: CUBC (Clemson University Brussels Center)
Favorite Site Visited: Prague, Czech Republic  
Study Abroad Fun Fact: It's a small world in Europe when studying abroad. In Amsterdam, I ran into a girl I went to high school with, and after looking at Facebook updates in weeks after trips, discovered that I could have had several other similar encounters.   

Name David Roth
Hometown: Columbia, SC
Major: Philosophy with a minor in business
Extracurriculars/Hobbies: Racquetball, WSBF, mandolin, hiking, discussion groups 
Study Abroad Location: Brussels, Belgium and Belgrade, Serbia
Study Abroad Program Type: CUBC (Clemson University Brussels Program) and faculty-led program to Serbia
Favorite Site Visited: Dunnottar Castle in Scotland
Study Abroad Fun Fact: At the end of every sketchy alley is a fantastic bar  

Name Lindsey Straga
Hometown: Mullica Hill, NJ
Major: Marketing with a minor in Communication Studies
Extracurriculars/Hobbies: Clemson University Marketing Association, waiting tables/bartending at Wingin' It, shopping, traveling, cooking/baking, running and playing sports 
Study Abroad Location: Gold Coast, Australia
Study Abroad Program Type: Third-party program through AustraLearn
Favorite Site Visited: Nadi, Fiji and Kuta, Bali (Indonesia) 
Study Abroad Fun Fact: I am absolutely terrified of flying, but I managed to make it through two 14-hour flights and four 8-hour flights to travel around the South Pacific. It was great conquering a fear!  

Name Megan Tallman
Hometown: Randolph, NJ 
Major: Financial Management
Extracurriculars/Hobbies: Delta Zeta Sorority, Beta Alpha Psi Accounting and Finance Fraternity, ILEAD!, Thomas F. Chapman Scholar, Tiger Ties Mentoring Program  
Study Abroad Location: Barcelona, Spain
Study Abroad Program Type: Third-party program through ISA
Favorite Site Visited: Morocco  
Study Abroad Fun Fact: They don't refrigerate milk in Spain.   

Name Julie Zeitz
Hometown: Austin, TX
Major: Marketing with a minor in Psychology
Extracurriculars/Hobbies: Delta Sigma Pi Professional Business Fraternity, Kappa Delta sorority, Chapman Scholars, I LEAD, CBBS Peer Mentorship Program, Supplemental Instructor (SI) Mentor, CBBS Student Advisory Board, Marketing Student Advisory Board
Study Abroad Location: Florence, Italy
Study Abroad Program Type: Third-party program through Lorenzo de Medici
Favorite Site Visited: The Netherlands
Study Abroad Fun Fact: Almost everywhere and anywhere you travel, people speak English.