English Professor Roxanne Morgan says she has happy feet. Ever since she was 16 years old and spent the summer in Paris as an exchange student, she has traveled the world: England, Ireland, Eastern Europe, India, Bangladesh, Japan, Vietnam, and Greece. She says she has lived and worked everywhere.

In college, she participated in an exchange program and spent two semesters abroad. After graduating, she got a job in London in marketing and sales for the hotel industry. Her territory was Eastern Europe and Asia.

“I was in East Berlin after the fall of the wall,” Morgan said. “It was the beginning of reunification, freedom. There was excitement about what to do and where to go.” She helped local hotels market to western cultures.

“There are Sheratons and Hiltons in Europe, but it’s the independent hotels that have more charm and individuality,” she said. “They’re beautiful. The Ukraine Hotel is not part of a large chain, yet it is the most photographed hotel in Moscow. It’s in all the James Bond movies.”

Morgan effervesces a confidence, possibly gained from being in extraordinary situations and meeting people of vastly different cultures.

“America is so new, so young, unlike abroad,” she said. “Canterbury Cathedral and houses built a thousand years ago. You can stand where Shakespeare was born or where Homer wrote the Odyssey. History is alive there.”

The experiences made her want to come back to the United States and go to graduate school to learn more. In grad school, she spent a month in Scandinavia doing research work.

“As a student, doors are open all over the world,” she said. “Full scholarships are available online. Money should not be a hindrance.”

She recommends all students do an internship in Europe. “When you study abroad, your eyes are open. It’s like a buffet. You go back when you’re already full.”