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I would like to study abroad with AFS-USA because I have always dreamed of traveling and learning, from first-hand knowledge, about different cultures around the world. I have not been able to travel a lot due to financial reasons, but I have always had high hopes of being allowed to travel to places I have wanted to see since I was a student in elementary school. Another reason why I would like to study abroad with AFS-USA is that I have a passion for learning new languages. The ones I find most interesting are the Romance languages which is why I would like to go to France. I have taken three levels of French and will be continuing my fourth level in the spring semester of the 2014-2015 school year. I enjoy making connections between the various Romance languages that were originally derived from Latin. …show more content…

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