The reason why I choose to go on this exchange opportunity is due to my experience studying abroad as an undergraduate. Our school has a university in Madrid which makes it extremely easy for students to study abroad. I decided to take this opportunity my junior year for a summer semester and have never regretted it. It was so much fun meeting new people and learning about new cultures. As a graduate student when this opportunity came up I knew I had to apply for it. For my career as a student in the US this is the only and last opportunity I would have to go abroad. Apart from the traveling, I was also interested in learning how the healthcare system worked in other countries. Our exchange program is a unique program where instead of taking classes at the university, we are working at one of their hospitals. This was a first hand opportunity to experience the differences between the healthcare systems in the US and Sweden.