Amberle Fant ‘08
Madbury, New Hampshire

Amberle Fant is an International Relations major who spent a semester abroad with DIS, Copenhagen, Denmark.
 
I have learned to take things as they come, live more in the moment and take advantage of all opportunities. For example, the opportunity arose to speak at the American Chamber of Commerce in Copenhagen, so I grabbed it and had the honor to speak there., I realized that I really want to work and live abroad after graduation. I like speaking and interacting with people from different cultures. I have a lot to teach them and they have a lot to teach me.

When: Fall semester of junior year.

Why did you choose to study abroad:  I wanted to experience learning in a different culture and see how it felt to be a minority among other students – an American in a Danish environment. Denmark is a non-English speaking country and the program attracted me because the model of the classes really appealed to me: I could travel while taking classes through study trips

What language did you speak:  All classes were in English, but I took an optional Danish course. 

What did you study: Minorities and Immigration, International Law, Environmental Politics and Policies, Danish, China across Cultural Exploration (course with a 2 week trip to China)

What next: This summer, I hope to do an internship abroad in China or Belgium. After graduation, I want to teach English in China for a year, and then go back to Denmark for a year, too. After that, graduate school.