Hello! My name is Samantha Boutte and for my Beyond the Classroom experience I went to Valencia Spain. While there I had an internship at an immigration nonprofit that fit in with my theme of inequality and justice as well as my major as a social worker. I gained so much experience but also got to view the nonprofit immigration sector from another perspective that I think will be valuable to share with organizations here in the US.

I was also able to explore places around Valencia. These excursions included seeing castles, beaches, small towns, museums, and so much more. During these excursions I met so many new people and learned so much from them and their home country. I was also able to visit Portugal while abroad! Overall this experience has greatly impacted me. I got to experience a new culture, new food, new people and saw how their culture affected their politics in regards to immigration and their approach to it.