Global Learning

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My name is Rachel Whitbeck. I am currently

pursuing a master's degree in sustainable development

management in Kleve, Germany, at Rhine-Waal University.

I majored in International Business and Management with minors

in Italian and Spanish at the University of South Carolina where I

earned my bachelor's degree in Business Administration. I studied

abroad at the Instituto de Empresa in Madrid, Spain, during the spring semester of 2017 and have family from Cuba and Portugal. I am very passionate about traveling, so I am connecting my international and global-related experiences to my education at the University of South Carolina.

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I'm from Charleston, South Carolina, where my parents live now; my mom is a realtor and my dad is an electrical engineer, and both are USC alumni. My younger sister also attends USC; she graduated in with a degree in Psychology and is currently pursuing a master's in social work there. She has traveled a lot of the world with me and loves adventures as much as I do.

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I decided to attend the University of South Carolina first, because it was a good distance from home, second, because it has the best international business program in the country, and third, because I grew up knowing

about it. It's familiar to me, which is why I put importance on pushing

myself out of my comfort zone during my four years there. I've

studied abroad, been an executive member of three campus

organizations, double majored and double minored.

After graduation in May 2018, I moved to

Charleston to gain work experience

at our Town Hall before moving

to Germany.