Kristina McLaughlin starts her year as a global scholar in Ireland

 

Kristina is a native of Marion and a recent U of Iowa grad with degrees in political science and economics

 

District Scholarship Chair Harrison Cass and his committee interviewed Kristina this spring and nominated her for the scholarship. She is not related to Molly McLaughlin from Waterloo who is a youth exchange student this school year in Argentina.

 

Kristina will be studying for a masters degree in public history and cultural heritage at Dublin University. You can read her blog at www.petitederive.com