<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/semester-that-changed-everything-student-finds-her-future-in-spain.html" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>08/05/2026</pubDate><title>A Semester That Changed Everything: Florida Southern Student Finds Her Future in Spain</title><author/><image><img src="/_resources/images/news/2026/semester-that-changed-everything-student-finds-her-future-in-spain/4-3-md-spain.avif" alt="Coast of spain"/></image><caption>Spain Coastline</caption><thumbnail/><summary>For many Florida Southern College students, studying abroad offers more than an opportunity to travel; it provides experiences that shape their academic and personal growth. For Brooke Sommers, a semester in Alicante, Spain, became a transformative experience filled with cultural immersion, lifelong friendships and a new perspective on the world.</summary><description>For many Florida Southern College students, studying abroad offers more than an opportunity to travel; it provides experiences that shape their academic and personal growth. For Brooke Sommers, the Semester in Spain program became an experience that changed the direction of her life.“If I cou...</description><tags><tag>Spanish</tag><tag>Study Abroad</tag></tags></item>