During my sophomore year, I chose to participate in a program called the Second-year Transformational Experience Program. This program was set up for ambitious sophomore students to deepen their impact in the Ohio State University through service, strengthening relationships with professors, and mentoring freshman on their college experience. As a reward for successful members, a fellowship would be awarded to help students overcome some financial hurdles towards further enriching their time on campus, by studying abroad, obtaining an internship, or conducting research for a thesis.
With my fellowship, I have chosen to pursue a study abroad internship offered through Ohio State’s Political Science department. Upon acceptance into this program, I will intern with a member of the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa for the months of May and June. On top of the experience of living and working in a world-class foreign capital city (albeit approximately 50 miles away from the US border), I would be able to further groom my resume for a possible job in the US federal government with intern experience in a legislative body of a foreign government.