I went to Hudson for a total of three years in the mid-nineties. I have very fond memories of my time there and am truly grateful for the unique experience a Montessori school provided me with. Hudson was a perfect-size school and we were such a mixture of nationalities and ethnicites that I was really comfortable in school.

Since leaving New York in 1998 my family returned to my city of birth Brussels, Belgium. In Brussels I went to a European School and graduated in 2007. Since I'd continued my education in English since my time in New York, the next logical step was to study in English at university level as well. In September of 2007 I registered at the University of Sheffield, UK in order to obtain a dual honors bachelor of arts in Hispanic Studies and Politics. I lived in Sheffield for two years and now I'm living in Seville, Spain for a year as a part of my degree, studying mainly Arabic at the Universidad de Sevilla. Next year I will return to Sheffield for the final year of my degree. After that I would like to travel for a while before pursuing a Master's degree.

~ Maria Teresa Reis Teixeira da Costa, Seville, Spain