Hi!
I’m Katy Smit, an international student and biology major at Illinois Wesleyan University, and this blog will follow me as I take part in the IWU Freeman Asia Program. I will be participating in an internship with the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines where I will be working in the Genetic Design and Validation Unit under the supervision of Dr. Mallikarjuna Swamy. At this moment it is T-minus 9 days until my departure day to the Philippines and all is set and ready for my first trip to Asia!
With this blog, I hope to provide regular insights and tips-and-tricks to study abroad as well as fun updates on what I have been up to during my summer abroad. The comment section is always open and you are welcome to leave in questions or suggestions!
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“Fill your life with adventures, not things. Have stories to tell, not stuff to show”
— Dwayne Fields