Darcy York

Darcy is originally from a small island in Maine. Her first opportunity to travel was through an exchange program to Japan when she was 13 years old, and she immediately fell in love with travel and experiencing new cultures. The first in her family to go to university, she earned her B.A. in History from Bates College where she went on study abroad programs to France, Ecuador and London. Inspired by the life changing experiences she was able to have, she began working in the Study Abroad industry as soon as she graduated. She moved to Barcelona in 2009 and has since earned her M.A. in Cultural Management from the University of Barcelona (UB). Her favorite thing about study abroad is the moment when a student stops being a tourist and starts to understand the real complexity of a local culture.