Hola Niños,

Me llamo Naomi Russell.  Soy la estudiante  al UMSL en San Luis.  Aquí, estudio negocios de internacional con un asignatura secundaria en español.

For those of you who do not speak spanish, I said . . . Hello Boys & Girls, My name is Naomi Russell.  I am a student at UMSL in St. Louis.  Here I am studying International Business with a minor in Spanish.

Here's a little bit about me.  I am a full time student, taking 13 credit hours, who also works part time, averaging about 20 hours per week.  Completing college is a major goal of mines that has not been easy.  Coming from STLCC (St. Louis Community College) I was fortunate to be selected as the recipient of the Community College President's Scholarship, which covers my tuition and fees as long maintain the scholarship requirements.  And without that scholarship I would not have been able to afford my schooling.  Which now, brings me to my current dilemma, my scholarship does not cover the costs of me studying abroad. 

Hoy (today), I am raising money to cover the expense of my Study Abroad trip that will be this winter, in early January of 2017.  This study aboard trip is required for my major (International Business) and well as it helps me by receiving credits for my minor (Spanish).  There are actually two study abroad trips I would like to attend but we will focus on this one for now.  Here are a couple of links that describe the trip and also breaks down of the costs.  This first one is about the trip, http://umsl-sa.terradotta.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=117 45 and this second one is about the costs http://umsl-sa.terradotta.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.BudgetSheet&Term=Winter%20Intersession&Program_ID=11745 

Every little bit will help and be gladly appreciated!  I will be arranging soon to meet with Study Abroad & Financial Aid advisors soon, to see when the funds will be needed.  So further details are soon to come!

¡Muchas gracias!

 Naomi Russell

P.S. Here are also two links of two UMSL Students who shared their Study Abroad experiencia en Costa Rica (experience in Costa Rica) as well.  
Katie's Study Abroad Experience: 
http://studyabroad.umsl.edu/experiences/costarica_katie.html
Brianne's Study Abroad Experience: 
http://studyabroad.umsl.edu/experiences/costarica_clemons.html 

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