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Saying Thank You (in Several Languages)
On November 12, with Thanksgiving just around the corner, BU Global Programs invited students to write thank you cards in their different languages to friends, family, or professors. Prompts on the whiteboard guided the students, Sofia Marzullo (CAS’26) among them, responding to the opportunity.
Photo by Lily Jurman (COM’26)
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