Meet the Global First Year Staff: John Swartz

Meet John Swartz! He is our Career Accelerator Program Advisor here at Global First Year.
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Hawaii Pacific University and a Master’s Degree in International Education from FIU
Countries lived in: Australia, Nepal, Spain, Malaysia and Indonesia
Favorite part of the job: “I enjoy helping students realize their own values and how that relates to the impact they want to have in the world”
What he loves about Global First Year: “I am very passionate about learning from other people – I enjoy other perspectives and learning from our students”
Where you can find John in Miami: Snorkeling in the Keys
Fun Fact: John completed “El Camino de Santiago” in Spain, an 880 km pilgrimage across the northern part of the country