And now, for something completely different....

<p>I'm going into my last year of my undergrad and am looking for some way- any way- to get out of the mid-South for awhile. I know I want to go to grad school eventually, but I also want to travel abroad, and incorporating the two would be just fantastic. I recently discovered that the University of Leiden (Netherlands) offers a bunch of master's degrees taught in English--</p>

<p><a href="http://www.postgraduate.leidenuniv.nl/programmes/area_arts-and-humanities.jsp%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.postgraduate.leidenuniv.nl/programmes/area_arts-and-humanities.jsp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Is anyone familiar with the university or the town? If I decided to go onto to a PhD, do you think my Leiden MA would get "respect" from American universities? I don't know exactly what program I would enroll in, maybe something in History or Religion?</p>

<p>As much as I want to get out of the States for awhile, I'm not just looking for a European vacation. I want to actually have something to show for my time (and money!)</p>

<p>thanks for reading!</p>