Chandler Spaid is a Senior at AUP studying Middle East Pluralities. Born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, he first came to France as an exchange student in High School. He lived with a French host-family in the South West of France and attended a Lycée during his Junior year. He came to AUP in Fall 2012 and will be graduating in May. He has a great interest in foreign language and international politics,  especially the Arab world, and spent his Junior year abroad studying Arabic in Palestine and Jordan.