Grantis Peranda ’13

Major: Health Policy and Management and a dance minor

Where did you study abroad and for how long?

Manipal University, Karnataka, India, Spring 2012 Semester

Why did you choose this country/program?

I wanted to experience the vibrant culture, the exotic atmosphere, and different health care-related experiences.

Favorite class while there?

Ayurveda – Traditional Indian Medicine

Favorite outside-the-class experience?

Social time with my Indian college friends

What did the opportunity to study abroad mean to you as a Providence College student?

Studying abroad gave me the chance to deeply reflect on myself, my values, my interests, and my role in life. It challenged me in many different ways through various miniscule and significant obstacles. It gave me a totally different perspective on life and globalization. It was an opportunity to see, live, and experience a diverse society that I would not have gotten in a Western nation.