Yalies adapt to immersion abroad
The first time someone mistook her for an Argentinian, Natalia Mann ’09 was thrilled.
“Someone heard me speaking Spanish and, because the Buenos Aires accent is so distinctive, they assumed I must have been from around there,” Mann said. “I felt so local.”
Mann’s assimilation to local culture during her semester in Buenos Aires is something many students strive for during their time abroad. Students and faculty alike emphasize the immersion aspect of study abroad as the main benefit of leaving campus for a semester or even a year. But different study abroad programs afford...
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