Sara Sands

Sara Sands

For what its worth: it is never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over” — F. Scott Fitzgerald

Alumna

Sara Sands resides in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. This is an area known for its beautiful scenery, hiking and biking trails, Lake Superior, and lots and lots of snow. She graduated from Northern Michigan University with a Bachelors degree in Communications and English.

Sara has always loved to travel. She has reached double figures in countries visited. Sara traveled with the EF College Break group to nine European countries, as well as Costa Rica. Traveling is something that is really fulfilling for her.

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