Study Abroad Photo Contest
Winner: New Perspective of a Semester in Florence
Molly Snyder’s photo
was one of the big vote-getters from this year’s annual Study
Abroad Photo Contest sponsored by the Center for Global
Education. Molly had participated in CGE’s “Semester
in Florence” last spring. She is a senior at Mason,
studying Art History. Molly had been abroad once before during
high school and was eager to go again. After hearing about the
semester program in Italy, she decided to apply.
In Florence, she took a total of
15 credits which included classes in Italian, the History of the
Mafia, Art History, and a course on Dante’s Divine Comedy. Mason
professor, John Farina, taught one of those courses. Molly
visited San Miniato al Monte during one of the many class field
trips, a beautiful basilica located uphill from Piazzale
Michelangelo in the city of Florence. She returned later on one
of her free weekends to take photos.
The award-winning picture was one
of many she’d taken from various angles. Although she had no
formal training in photography, she loved her new camera. Molly
had tons of fun snapping random shots from San Miniato and
seeing how they’d turn out. She chose to submit this photo
because she liked the close up of the statue’s face which framed
the Duomo Cathedral in the background.
While Molly may be leaving George
Mason after graduation next spring, the memories from her study
abroad experience will stay with her always. She encourages
everyone to study abroad, to gain the confidence of knowing “you
can!”
There are still openings on the
Semester in Florence this spring 2013! Contact [log in to unmask]">Erin Mateu at [log in to unmask] or
703.993.3864 to learn more. Don’t delay as the deadline to apply
is October 5th, 2012.
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