[ID:7586] The following is one woman’s account of building an international career from university through to a professional career. We hope it will give you some tips and some ideas about the many exciting options that are out there.
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Anne
Studied and Worked in Europe
An Attitude Shift
I grew up in a small town, hearing about my mother’s trips to see her relatives in Eastern Europe, flipping through old black-and-white photo albums, and throwing a dishtowel around my head to pretend that I, too, was a Slovak villager in my peasant dress and kerchief. By the age of 16, I'd heard much about “the old country,” but never had a chance to go. So, in 11th grade French class, when I heard about an...