NSE

Student Experiences
Name: Michael Breen Home Campus: University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Host Campus: University of Alaska - Anchorage “Going away to study in Alaska is an experience I’ll never forget. I had the opportunity to hike around some of the most wild and remote places in the country – and saw moose on campus almost daily. I met some great people and learned a lot about a different part of the country. Participating in NSE was definitely a good move for me.”

Name: Jenny Fuchs Home Campus: University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Host Campus: California State University-Fresno “Participating in NSE was the best college decision I ever made! I made tons of new friends and met an array of students from all over the world. I traveled with other NSE students to many fun and exciting places, and the exchange was definitely an experience I will never forget!”

Name: Rachael Kolseth Home Campus: University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Host Campus: Rhode Island College "The NSE experience has been one of the best opportunities that I have taken advantage of! It has given me a chance to pursue my dreams, expand my horizons, and learn more than I could ever imagine about myself. It is definitely a great learning experience!"

Name: Meghan Knox Home Campus:University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Host Campus: College of Charleston “I had the best experience! I experienced a different world within itself, full of its own culture, language, and way of life-no passport required! I have grown so much as a person on so many different levels and in so many different ways because of my NSE experience. NSE is a once in a lifetime opportunity.”

Name: Sarah Van Zeeland Home Campus: University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Host Campus: College of Charleston “Choosing to participate in NSE was the best decision I have ever made. I not only made great friends that I still keep in touch with, I also became much more independent.”

Name: Elizabeth Marcella Bode Home Campus: University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Host Campus: University of New Orleans “This experience will be the highlight of my college career. I am so grateful to have taken advantage of this wonderful life-changing program. My intelligence, personality, and character have developed greatly because of the NSE program.”

Name: Becky Snow Home Campus: University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Host Campus: California State University - San Bernardino “Participating in the NSE program was the smartest move I ever made. I have made the greatest friends and experienced a world completely unknown to me.”

Name: Laura Lazewski Home Campus: University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Host Campus: University of Tennessee – Knoxville “I can easily say that my time spent on National Student Exchange was the best year of my college career. I was exposed to a completely different part of the country and met so many amazing people. I have grown personally, as well as academically. I am so happy to have participated in National Student Exchange, and recommend it to all college students."

Name: Angi Livernash Home Campus: University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Host Campus: Towson University "National Student Exchange has given me the opportunity to learn so much about myself and my country in such a short time. I had no idea how much I would get to see, experience, and grow in just one year. I have made memories and friends that will last a lifetime."

Name: LuCinda Hohmann Home Campus: University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Host Campus: Cal State University San Bernardino I once read somewhere that life is a great big canvas, and we should throw all the paint on it we can. NSE is a wall full of different paints. What color do you want?

Name: Kate Brown Home Campus: University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Host Campus: Winthrop University – Rock Hill, SC Through NSE I met amazing people from different parts of this country, took unique and interesting courses, and was able to live in a new and fascinating culture! Participating in National Student Exchange has been one of the best experiences of my college career!

Name: Megan Clarey Home Campus: University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Host Campus: University of Virgin Islands - St. Thomas I have learned so much about society, politics, economics, culture and how this all relates to who I am and where my life is going. Growing up I always heard about 'the rest of the world'. Now I feel I have gotten a brief glimpse of it and am insanely curious to see more.

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