UVA in Italy: Renaissance and Baroque Rome (January Term), 2023
My name is Rachel McGinnis and I’m from Florham Park, New Jersey. I’m a fourth year student double majoring in Anthropology and Art History, and I plan on pursuing a career as a museum curator. In January 2023, I studied abroad in Italy in the “Baroque and Renaissance in Rome” program for Art and Architectural History. If I had not participated in education abroad, I would have missed out on seeing artifacts in their cultural and historical context rather than on a screen in a classroom. I was able to gain valuable experience in my field of study while exploring a new environment and interacting across cultural and communication barriers. When I’m not in class or working as an Education Abroad intern, I play the alto saxophone in the Cavalier Marching Band and volunteer as a Language Consultant for Volunteers with International Students, Staff, and Scholars.