A Letter from your new Editor Molly Silvanic

EOP is stronger than ever. Our complex is filled with support, diversity, and success. There was many journeys abroad this past summer all over the world and all over the United States. Many of graduates have gone on to Grad Schools all over New York or have taken internships across the border. The blog this upcoming semester will be filled with stories of each success each EOP student has accomplished including stories from our incoming freshman class. EOP is not a our label, it is our misson.

Maria Melon My Life Changing Trip to Paris

When I first came to the University at Albany I became interested in studying abroad. Although I didn’t know where I would go or when I would go, I knew it was a part  of my college agenda. I started looking into different programs throughout my junior year until I finally came across the AIU Paris program. I was so excited; I automatically knew that Paris was my calling! During the summer of my junior year I was on my way to Paris for six whole weeks and I couldn’t have asked for a better summer. While I was in Paris, it didn’t feel real until the day I visited the Eiffel Tower. Being able to be there in person and see the tower for yourself is amazing! At that exact moment, it hit me IM IN PARIS!!!

Everything in Paris is so different; the language barrier was a bit difficult so I would walk around with a translation book to help me understand. The program that I was in was based on Fashion and journalism. Thankfully my classes didn’t consist of sitting in a lecture center for 45 minutes listening to the professor just lecture. My classes were actually hands on. For class we would have to design outfits, model the outfits, take photos of people and places throughout Paris, and visit museums. I loved both my classes because they allowed me to show my creative side. While in Paris taking these two courses I realized that this was what I wanted to do with my life, this is what I enjoyed. So when I returned to campus this semester I changed my psychology major to a minor and decided to focus on journalism and English so that I can prepare myself as a writer. Thanks to my study abroad experience I found my calling in life, I am interested in becoming a Fashion journalist for one of the prestigious fashion magazines in New York.