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Andrew Mendez

Andrew is an International Business & Marketing major at St Olaf College in Minnesota. He studied abroad with Barcelona SAE at the School for International Studies (SIS) in Fall 2024. Andrew is now a Barcelona SAE Alumni Ambassador.

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Adventures Abroad: Solo Travel, New Friendships, and Lessons from Barcelona

I studied abroad in Barcelona during the Fall of 2024, during which I lived with a homestay family...

Andrew Mendez March 12, 2025

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