International Student Mentor Program

Neva Wilson
I am studying Biology here at UPS and should be graduating in the fall of 2008. I would like to get a job either in the medical field or working with children in some way. Before coming to UPS I lived in Nevada City, a small historic mining town in northern California where I participated in aquatic sports such as the swim team and water polo. After my second year of high school I traveled and lived with a family in Rovaniemi, Finland for six weeks. It was a great summer for me and I really enjoyed being able to live in a new place and see new things. Here at UPS I enjoy watching some of the sports games and hanging out with my friends. My classes are usually really interesting and I always enjoy the clear days when you can see Mt. Rainier.

Adrienne Kehn
Adrienne is my name and traveling the world is my game. In other words, I have fallen in love with the study of languages and all things French. I was incredibly fortunate to be accepted into the UPS Dijon 2007 study abroad program, and found it a highly valuable experience in many ways, including a crucial step towards fluency. I hail from Boulder, Colorado, one of the highest and driest cities in the country, and while I appreciate the majestic beauty of the mountains, I willingly trade it for the water-logged dreamland that is the Northwest. As a matter of fact, much of my decision to become a Logger was based upon the climate and campus, although I have thankfully discovered that the classes are worth my while as well, especially in the French department (hence my decision to become a French major). If there were one word to describe my experience at UPS thus far, I would have to say "expansion" - of self, of dreams, of perception, of education, and above all, of acceptance.

Kelly La Mar

Hello, my name is Kelly and I will be a junior in the Fall. I am an International Business major and Environmental Studies minor. In the Spring I will be studying abroad in Madrid, Spain. This summer I am in California participating in an internship at an environmental consulting firm. I spent my whole life in Southern California (specifically Irvine) and then decided that I needed to move to Washington in order to attend the school I wanted. While growing up, I played just about every sport; my favorite sport, however, and the one I played the longest, was hockey. I chose to come to UPS because it was a small liberal arts school with a business program. Although I had some doubts freshman year, I now know that I have made the right decision. Everyone here is very friendly and it is extremely easy to meet people while living in the dorms.