After a year of high school in California, Anouk immediately started looking for ways to return to the United States for a longer period of time. After visiting the GO USA Education Fair in 2016, she discovered the financial benefits of going to a community college. Anouk just started her second year at Orange Coast College in California.
A few years ago, I attended high school in Pasadena, California. I felt at home in Cali, so as soon as I got back to the Netherlands, I immediately started looking for reasons to return to the US. At first,
I wanted to work as an au pair.
But my parents said: “If you really want to go to the States, then you should go to school. Otherwise, you will just throw away another year.” Then, one day, Marina Meijer came to my school to talk about the many study options in the US, and I thought: hey! That is when I got serious about it.
I do not think I would be here, right now, if it wasn’t for UStudy. I wanted to go to the US so badly, but when I saw some of the tuition fees, I thought: ugh… But at that time I didn’t know that community colleges exist! That is a much more affordable option.
