Hi! My name is Kate Gutmann and I am a student at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. I grew up in a small suburb outside of Cleveland, Ohio. I am a Marketing major through the Fisher College of Business and I am also pursuing a Spanish minor. After a high school class trip to Spain I realized how much the Spanish language and culture fascinates me; I never wanted to leave. I chose to study abroad in Chile because I want to be able to increase my Spanish speaking abilities while being surrounded by native speakers and engulfed in a whole new way of life. Also, I can't wait to volunteer with the locals and get to know them on a more personal basis. Everything about this trip excites me and I can't wait to tell others about all of my amazing experiences and hopefully influence my peers to follow in my footsteps and study abroad too.