I believe everyone can agree that this exchange was a huge success. Personally, this experience surpassed my expectations. I thought the ambassadors were the only ones that were going to benefit from the exchange but I was wrong. I made new friends from GCU and UMass Boston. By attending the events that all three communities hosted together I was able to talk to people I had seen around but never had a courage to introduce myself to.  Working with all of the other communities was easier than I thought since we all had the same goal which was to make sure the GCU ambassadors had fun.

I learned that students at GCU are not required to take classes outside of their major. This is something I would not want to be implemented in our curriculum because my interests are too diverse to commit to just one subject but I can see how it is beneficial for students that love their majors.  When one of the GCU ambassadors told me that they did not have to learn physics in high school or in college I was baffled. I figured every STEM major would take at least one physics class regardless of their major. After I learned this we decided that I would teach him physics if he taught me Scottish slang.

I also learned that most of the GCU students commute just like us! We were able to relate to each other and could feel each others pain when we shared how long our commute to school was.

Saying goodbye was bittersweet but I’m glad the UMass Boston ambassadors are back!

Allan, Anna, and all of the other GCU ambassadors, it was a pleasure meeting you all and I hope to see you all soon!