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28 April 2021![In her own words: How studying abroad during a pandemic challenged me – and taught me vital lessons](https://images.ctfassets.net/2h1qowfuxkq7/4CFGo0De0TacwuhpaBiy51/40b66d0b6b6bae53503850771cac6bec/Yara_Barakat_-_QF_-_Hero.jpg?w=750&h=313&fl=progressive&q=85&fm=jpg&fit=fill)
Yara Barakat, an Interior Design student at QF partner university Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar, was studying far from home in the US when COVID-19 struck. This is her story of how the experience tested her resilience.