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It was the second semester of her freshman year when Andrea de la Camara \u201913 stumbled upon the political science department at the University of Central Florida. An aspiring veterinarian at the time, de la Camara didn\u2019t know that she\u2019d soon be an ambitious graduate with a budding career in the field of political science.<\/p>\n
\u201cI happened upon the international and global studies major while reading through the course catalog and immediately I was intrigued,\u201d said de la Camara. \u201cI felt that it would be natural for me to dabble with political science because it integrated everything I loved into something I could tangibly study. On top of that, it was obvious that the life of a veterinarian was not for me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her inspiration stems from a childhood rooted in travel, growing up abroad and a curiosity towards cultures of all kinds.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom a very young age I was exposed to many different facets and layers of this world and I\u2019ve always loved teaching myself as much as possible about others and both their individual and collective way of living,\u201d said de la Camara.<\/p>\n
When she wasn\u2019t busy studying or developing her Honors in the Major thesis on woman\u2019s rights in Iran, de la Camara held an internship at the UCF Office of Global Perspectives that exposed her further to a variety of applications in the political science field.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was able to meet ambassadors from around the world, sit in on conferences and think tanks\u2026there was a lot that came out of that internship,\u201d said de la Camara. \u201cMost importantly it helped me land my first job out of school where I transitioned from an intern to a program assistant.\u201d<\/p>\n
After two years of working in the Office of Global Perspectives, de la Camara landed a 9-month long internship in Washington D.C. as an international development intern at consulting and engineering firm, Tetra Tech.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis internship ushered me into the field of international development that I was then able to apply to my career now at PAE,\u201d said de la Camara. \u201cIt\u2019s been a natural progression of events and I\u2019m very happy to be where I am right now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Currently, de la Camara serves as an operation specialist at government contracting firm Pacific Architects and Engineers, a global leader in government services and support.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe do a lot of important work with direct impact of international development and foreign policy,\u201d said de la Camara. \u201cMy job is about being detail oriented, careful, and developing problem solving skills to apply in the field.\u201d<\/p>\n
As she navigates the rigor of her field, de la Camara points to her experiences as an undergraduate that aptly prepared her for the workforce.<\/p>\n
\u201cI felt that as a student at UCF I was, and am ready, to take on anything that my career throws at me. Between my internships, classes, professors, and the resources afforded me, I couldn\u2019t be better prepared,\u201d said de la Camara.<\/p>\n
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It was the second semester of her freshman year when Andrea de la Camara \u201913 stumbled upon the political science department at the University of Central Florida. An aspiring veterinarian at the time, de la Camara didn\u2019t know that she\u2019d soon be an ambitious graduate with a budding career in the field of political […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":134,"featured_media":27075,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[5962,31,20,13,16,28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-political-science-alumni","category-alumni-news","category-psaclassnotes","category-news","category-political-science-departments","category-top-news"],"yoast_head":"\n