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Simone Yuille

Simone Yuille is an alumna of the 2018 CLS Swahili program in Arusha, Tanzania. She’s currently a fourth year student at the University of Florida, where she’s studying International Studies with a concentration in Africa and a language focus in East Africa. She plans to use her Swahili to build gl…

Alumni Profile — May 06, 2019


Jacob Burch-Konda

Jacob Burch-Konda is an alumnus of the 2018 CLS Turkish program in Baku, Azerbaijan. He is currently a junior at Oklahoma State University where he’s majoring in Animal Science. He plans to attend veterinary school or pursue a master’s degree in Animal Sciences. Jacob grew up on a small peach farm …

Alumni Profile — May 06, 2019


Tyler Le

Tyler Le is an alumnus of the 2018 CLS Russian program in Tbilisi, Georgia. He’s currently a junior at University of California, Los Angeles, majoring in Biomedical Engineering. Tyler plans to pursue a medical degree at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, where he intends to speci…

Alumni Profile — May 06, 2019


Luiza Daude Laurents

Luiza Daude Laurents is an alumna of the 2018 CLS Russian program in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. She’s a senior at Texas State University majoring in German with a minor in International Studies, with associate’s degrees in Russian and Arabic. After completing her bachelor’s degree, she plans to study law…

Alumni Profile — May 06, 2019


Ethan Jewell

Ethan Jewell, an alumnus of the 2018 CLS Korean program in Gwangju, South Korea is a current student at the University of Texas at Austin, where he is studying International Security with a focus on East Asia. Ethan is spending his spring 2019 semester attending the International Chinese Language P…

Alumni Profile — May 06, 2019


Mahli Knutson

Mahli Knutson is an alumna of the 2017 CLS Chinese program in Dalian, China and the 2018 CLS Japanese program in Hikone, Japan. She’s currently a junior at Middlebury College, where she studies International Politics and Economics and prepares to lead the Japanese Club during her senior year. Her f…

Alumni Profile — May 06, 2019


Jane Palomera Moore

Jane Palomera Moore is an alumna of the 2018 CLS Japanese program in Hikone, Japan. She graduated in December 2018 from the University of Southern California with a Master of Public Diplomacy and now lives in the New York City area, where she looks forward to exploring opportunities with humanitari…

Alumni Profile — May 06, 2019