International experience question: B-School

Hi,

I am a Canadian student with a Major in Finance and concentration in International Business. I'm applying to several masters programs in Europe (namely, ESCP Europe, IE, ESADE, ESSEC, Grenoble Graduate School of Business). I have noticed that these schools place a special emphasis on international experience, and pride themselves on a highly international student body with multi-national leadership potential.

I have no exchange experience abroad, neither have I lived or worked outside of Canada for any real length of time (in fact, I have no full time work experience as I'll be graduating this year). However, I very much want to pursue an internationally mobile career, and understand the importance of cultural and academic diversity. In my last 2 internships, I worked in either the 'Global Services' or 'International' divisions, though my exposure to internationals during those experiences was fairly limited.

I would like to know whether or not my lack of international experience is a liability, and if so, how I can make up for this in other areas of my application. To be specific, other main areas I see potential for are hobbies and essays, but I'm not sure exactly how to go about it, nor what kind of hobbies and interests demonstrate what's needed (other than a trite interest in travel).

Would very much appreciate your thoughts on this. Thank you!