Isabel Foust is a Business Economics major with a minor in Law and Society at UC San Diego. She is spending the 2025–26 academic year at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Isabel’s love of travel began at nine, when she first visited Singapore and Malaysia, and deepened during later trips to Italy, Switzerland, and France. This current year marks her most ambitious global chapter yet: a year in the Netherlands, a family pilgrimage to the Philippines, and time in Japan before departing for Europe. Drawn to the opportunity to immerse herself in a culture entirely new to her, Isabel looks forward to learning languages, visiting museums, and building friendships across borders. Outside academics, she enjoys film, music, and fashion, and she is eager to explore the Netherlands’ rich artistic heritage while developing her independence and expanding her global perspective.