<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/research-and-experiential-learning/off-campus-study/stories/amber-may-19.html" dsn="news"><featured>false</featured><pubDate>07/03/2019</pubDate><title>Off-Campus Study: Amber May '19</title><description>After wrestling my carry-on into the overhead compartment, I sat down in my appropriately located seat - the left window seat, at the very back of the plane. Feeling anxious, alone, and ant-sized, I...Franklin &amp; Marshall College offers students a hands-on education that emphasizes close relationships with faculty. Students flourish in a supportive community that treats them as an individual, and their successes continue long after F&amp;M. The College is a national leader in launching students and alumni to opportunities where they make a difference in the community and the world.</description><author>Amber May</author><image><img src="/uploads/files/753787370689494092-amber-may-f17-sit-bolivia-5.0.45.1024.617.full.jpg" alt="Amber May 19 OCS Fall 2017 SIT Bolivia Multiculturalism"/></image><image-caption/></item>