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Patrick Dowd
Patrick Dowd is 26 from Chicago, IL with a BS in Communications & Marketing from Southern Illinois University. He worked in the technology industry for 4 years before teaching English abroad in Thailand. He just committed to the University of Southern California to earn a Master's Degree in Education. His other passions include Mexican food, his longboard, and anything about Chicago. He completed his TEFL with the ITA Online class.
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How Coming Home During COVID-19 Made Me Appreciate My Time Abroad More
ITA alumnus Patrick Dowd reflects on his unexpected early return home to the USA and how his time abroad helped build the confidence to achieve things he didn’t think were in the cards for him.
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