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Kyra Post posing next to a friendly looking robot assistant

MechE Junior Kyra Post works on NAOTherapist program in Madrid, Spain

Kyra applied to MISTI Spain for the language, but gained more than she could have imagined through working in the

Emily Cimmino working on Lego Mindstorms with a group of students

MechE student Emily Cimmino teaches Math and Technology classes in Barcelona, Spain

Through the Global Teaching Labs program, Emily inspired high school students as she found her own inspiration in

Smriti Pramanick teaching in a classroom

GTL student Smriti Pramanick teaches CS at CFP in Andorra

When Smriti first heard she was placed in Andorra, she had no idea it was in the middle of the Pyrenees mountains! CFP

Nick Martin standing in a stadium full of people at a soccer/football match

Mechanical engineering student Nick Martin teaches physics in Barcelona

Nick collaborated as an educator across cultures in Spain to bring new perspectives to the physics classroom. Using past

Kimia Ziadkhanpour standing on a bridge with a stream and city in the background

GTL Student Kimia Ziadkhanpour Teaches Biology and Chemistry in Roses and Vic, Spain

When Kimia was extracting strawberry DNA in her kitchen as a child growing up in New York, she never dreamed she would

Santiago Reyes Internship in Mumbai

GTL student John Michael Reyes teaches STEM courses in Andorra

There couldn’t be a country more different from John Michael’s home in Texas than the mountainous Andorra, yet he found

Nick Schwartz standing at a whiteboard and teaching a classroom full of students

GTL Mechanical Engineer Nick Schwartz teaches STEM concepts in Barcelona, Spain

When Nick traveled to Spain on a summer vacation long ago, he never thought he would be able to teach and live in one of

Shaun Datta in a classroom teaching students in a very engaging hands-on manner

Senior Shaun Datta teaches physics and math(s) in Barcelona, Spain

Shaun had a dream to visit CERN, but he didn't expect that his teaching role in Spain would bring him to the mecca of

Nicolas Gomez standing at the bottom of a stairwell of a stone building.

GTL student Nicolas Gomez del Campo teaches STEM in Andorra

Gazing at the steep rock formations of the Pyrenees Nick entered Andorra, a country with a population equivalent to his