tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27943263379182527252024-03-05T21:00:32.828-08:00Global Scholars Program at American UniversityGlobalScholars@Americanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508446133303114330noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794326337918252725.post-12526671199156318332016-01-29T15:02:00.001-08:002016-01-29T15:02:50.521-08:00Full Interview with Carley Chavara and Catalina CalachanIn the January 2016 edition of the Global Scholars Newsletter, we featured an interview with Catalina Calachan and Carley Chavara, two enterprising young women who graduated from AU in only two and a half years! Here's the full interview:<br />
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<b>What motivated you to graduate a semester early? How did you accomplish it?</b><br />
<i>Chavara:</i> My choice to graduate early wasn't so much driven by motivation as it was an inevitability. Due to the fact that I brought 27 AP credits with me and took advantage of the Global Scholar option to study over the summers, it made temporal and financial sense to graduate a semester early.<br />
<i>Calachan:</i> The thought of graduating another semester earlier didn’t cross my mind until Summer 2015. I was studying abroad in Copenhagen and had crafted an entire individualized minor in urban studies that met all of the requirements as laid out by American University. However, when I was abroad, I received confirmation that any requests, and supporting paperwork, for an individualized minor would have had to be submitted a year before my anticipated graduation date. Seeing that it was Summer 2015, and the submission of paperwork in Fall 2015 would be unsuccessful, I decided to start shuffling around different ideas for the rest of AU experience. I had enough space to take an entire semester abroad, which is what I was set to do for the duration of the Fall 2015 semester, but the elective classes I hoped to take there were mainly in the urban planning field. While I wanted to go abroad for other reasons, too, I decided it was in my personal best interest to choose a different route and rearrange my plans.<br />
While in Copenhagen, I decided to cut my summer study abroad short; enroll in two online classes through AU that met requirements for graduation; withdraw from the fall study abroad program; and enroll in my last semester of classes. It was a challenge making everything fit the way I wanted to, but I knew that graduating early would save me some money and let me focus on my other interests and passions – academically, professionally, and personally. I tried my best to pack a lot into my two and a half years at AU, but I was also eager to start the next chapter of my life.<br />
As I mentioned above, graduating early took a lot of logistical coordination and self-motivation to get everything together. I really had to put the pieces together and make it work, because there were a lot of instances where I got so far in the planning process and then ran into an obstacle. For example, even after I had scraped together the classes for the summer and fall that met the requirements for my major and the Honors Program – and still interested me – one of my regional classes for SIS was cancelled three days before the first day of classes. I tried to do an independent study, and had all of the pieces in place for that, but unfortunately it didn’t work out. Instead, I was forced to reshuffle my schedule again, and the new class didn’t allow for me to have an internship during the week (it was aMonday-Thursday, 1:10-2:25 p.m. class). I had to sacrifice having an internship the semester I was graduating, and it took me a while to come to terms with that reality. In the end, it was worth it. However, I think I made it work because I have always tended to plan ahead, and I was blessed to be able afford to take Advanced Placement classes in a high school with a multitude of options and a variety of resources.<br />
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<b>Who was your favorite professor, or what was your favorite class?</b><br />
<i>Chavara:</i> As a continuing student of American University I'm afraid to reveal my favorite professor or course. I'll check back in after I finish my Masters next spring!<br />
<i>Calachan: </i>I enjoyed all of my classes for different reasons, and I’ve had a lot of great professors. However, one of my favorite professors is Eve Bratman. I took her International Development course as a gateway for my thematic focus in SIS, and in my last semester, I took her Third World Cities class. Professor Bratman has always been an excellent teacher and mentor, and I have been inspired by her dedication and invested interest in what she teaches since I took my first class with her in Fall 2014. One of my favorite classes was Social Entrepreneuring with Nannette Levinson. I didn’t know much about social entrepreneurship when I decided to take the course, but I enjoyed the process of learning more about it throughout the semester. The case studies we reviewed and the strategies we learned about were interesting, and I liked challenging myself to create my own organization for the final case study project.<br />
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<b>What was your favorite experience at AU?</b><br />
<i>Chavara:</i> I was privileged to attend a number of incredible events in Washington though I must say my favorite experiences at AU, specifically, would have to be all my classes. I haven't had a course I didn't love and my memories of the classroom are really going to be what I take with me.<br />
<i>Calachan: </i>One of my favorite experiences at AU was going to the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington in August 2013, my first semester of college. It was such a moving experience to be a part of, and definitely a great welcome to the Nation’s capital.<br />
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<b>What was your favorite experience as a Global Scholar?</b><br />
<i>Chavara:</i> My favorite experience as a Global Scholar may have been the site-visit to Atlantic Media. The staff and editors who spoke with us were extremely knowledgeable and it was so memorable to be there in the Watergate complex with all its history.<br />
<i>Calachan:</i> One of my favorite experiences as a global scholar was going to the Pembroke-King’s Programme at the University of Cambridge during the summer after my first year at AU. I have nothing but the high praise for the study abroad program itself and the coordination between PKP and AU to make the courses work for us. I took my Peace and Conflict Resolution gateway, my SISU-306 supervision, and an elective called The New City – the class which sparked my love for urban studies. I am still best friends with people I met during those eight weeks in 2014, and I will always cherish that opportunity.<br />
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<b>If you could go back, is there anything you would change about your college experience? Or, do you have any advice on how to make the most of your experience here?</b><br />
<i>Chavara: </i> I don't think I would have changed anything about my time at American, quite honestly. I hesitate to use a cliche here, but I think it's true that you get out of the college experience depends what you put into it.<br />
<i>Calachan:</i> One piece of advice I have on how to make the most of your experience at AU, or anywhere, is to be constantly hungry for new opportunities and experiences. Having an internship and being involved in a group on campus can be a lot of work and it is easy to grow complacent. However, some of my most enlightening and enjoyable experiences came after I continued to push myself to do more. Of course, you must also remember how important it is to remember your mental, physical, and emotional well-being. It’s not about “having it all” but rather, always remembering that there’s more to learn and more to experience. Another thing I learned through my AU experience was that while it’s unfortunate when you don’t get the internship you want or get into the class you’ve been hoping to take, it’s important to use those roadblocks as motivation, and continue to search for opportunities and seize them when they arise.<br />
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<b>What are your plans now that you've graduated?</b><br />
<i>Chavara: </i> couldn't not take advantage of the 1-year Masters program! I'm continuing my graduate studies in the Global Environmental Politics Program which, coincidentally, is now directed by my first-year Global Scholar Program Director, Simon Nicholson. After graduation I hope to find employment in the environmental policy field.<br />
<i>Calachan: </i>Now that I’ve graduated, I’m focusing on securing a job and pursuing my other interests in photography, urban planning, and computer science.<br />
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<b>If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?</b><br />
<i>Chavara:</i> At the moment, I intend to live in a European city, depending on my future employment offers. Hopefully somewhere where I can use my French minor!<br />
<i>Calachan:</i> I think it’d be fun to live in Denmark for a little while. <br />
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Pictured from left: Chavara, Calachan, and Kay Link, another Global Scholar, at their commencement ceremony<br />
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GlobalScholars@Americanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508446133303114330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794326337918252725.post-10249698773751675432015-02-09T13:26:00.000-08:002015-02-09T13:26:08.877-08:00Global Scholars January Newsletter!<iframe src="https://docs.google.com/viewer?srcid=0B9pPdG84FNoIOGZGekpuSXRpS3g2RmdLTnluZEdqSG5wRDlF&pid=explorer&efh=false&a=v&chrome=false&embedded=true" width="700px" height="900px"></iframe>GlobalScholars@Americanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508446133303114330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794326337918252725.post-77819672336904500772014-12-30T13:16:00.000-08:002015-02-09T13:18:42.901-08:00Global Scholars December Newsletter!<iframe src="https://docs.google.com/viewer?srcid=0B9pPdG84FNoIUWlUTWU3SVdQWmdjMUgtdEtGUDVKVF92RnJB&pid=explorer&efh=false&a=v&chrome=false&embedded=true" width="700px" height="900px"></iframe>GlobalScholars@Americanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508446133303114330noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794326337918252725.post-44417510915092812002014-11-13T06:45:00.003-08:002014-11-13T12:03:19.888-08:00Global Scholars November Newsletter!<iframe src="https://docs.google.com/viewer?srcid=0B9pPdG84FNoIZE01ZE4zd21sY00&pid=explorer&efh=false&a=v&chrome=false&embedded=true" width="700px" height="900px"></iframe>GlobalScholars@Americanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508446133303114330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794326337918252725.post-74183513034586033012014-10-27T06:27:00.002-07:002014-10-27T06:27:54.947-07:00Study Abroad Sneak Peek: Chile<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmxq5JX4Rppc4mjaOa_vyDMT9DPZKpwaNpdnzCSwNoPO6pBQX6zGSXp4oAv5suk55eM6aWOq4j_m7xiD0hRPF5pzKdnK-IWov_ERRCqvtzjf4MoQj1p3GtYNJbskywOKdwjQy5N4-6fa4/s1600/anjali+chile.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmxq5JX4Rppc4mjaOa_vyDMT9DPZKpwaNpdnzCSwNoPO6pBQX6zGSXp4oAv5suk55eM6aWOq4j_m7xiD0hRPF5pzKdnK-IWov_ERRCqvtzjf4MoQj1p3GtYNJbskywOKdwjQy5N4-6fa4/s1600/anjali+chile.JPG" height="213" width="320" /></a>Waking up every morning to a view of the beautiful Cordillera de los Andes is the icing on top of this study abroad cake here in Santiago. I say that a bit tongue-in-cheek, especially since Santiaguenses love their desserts (sorry all, my jokes have not improved). <br /><br />Santiaguenses also love their slang, and I have picked up so many 'Chilenismos' while being here. Almost a completely different Spanish language, Chileans love to throw in the words 'cachai' (do you understand?) and 'po' (our version of 'like') just because they can. I never get tired of hearing Chilean Spanish; as grammatically incorrect as it is, it sounds so beautiful and rolls so easily off of the tongue. Becoming practically fluent in Chilean Spanish has been an accomplishment for me, though there are definitely still times I stare blankly at my friends hoping they will repeat the slur of syllables I barely understood (did he say Pisco or is that just wishful thinking?). <br /> <br />In all honesty, though, I feel so lucky every day to be a part of this study abroad program. Not only do I have the opportunity to work with the Ministry of Justice's Department of Human Rights, but I also have the opportunity to travel - and the geographical diversity of this country makes all of that traveling so worthwhile! They say that Santiago is a first world city in a third world country, and the amount that I have learned through my classes and through the people I have met in my travels have really opened my eyes to the contrasts between Santiago and many other parts of the country. Santiago is a livable, lovable city. I mean, I've had the opportunity to continue teaching Bollywood classes here! <br />
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<i>Credit for this blog post goes to third year Global Scholar Anjali Mehta. Thanks, Anjali!</i>GlobalScholars@Americanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508446133303114330noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794326337918252725.post-62312798159581694062014-10-22T12:40:00.001-07:002014-10-22T12:45:12.372-07:00Lunch With Marjane SatrapiI was running late for class. After running up two flights of stairs with my lox and bagels in hand, I had finally made it to Professor Knight’s World Politics class for Global Scholars. It was like any ordinary Monday morning: everyone was chatty, excitedly discussing the readings, and still joking about how “metaphysical” the theory of constructivism is. The second the clock reached 10:20 AM, Professor Knight began making announcements. I was contemplating whether my lox and bagels would still be fresh after class when I heard Professor Knight say, “I know this event is happening the day before your midterm, but Marjane Satrapi is coming to speak at AU.” <br />
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I gasped. I squealed. I spun around in my chair and accidentally hit my friend sitting next to me. Professor Knight was about to explain who Marjane Satrapi was to the class, but noticing my near heart-attack when she mentioned Marjane’s name, Professor Knight allowed me to describe the life and works of my favorite author. I immediately began discussing how Marjane’s first book, <i>Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood</i>, impacted me as a daughter of a political refugee, the beauty of the story behind <i>Chicken and Plums</i>, etc. After my long-winded description of Marjane Satrapi, Professor Knight announced that we would have to submit in writing why we would want to meet and have lunch with Marjane Satrapi.<br />
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Right after class, I ran back to my room, turned on my laptop, and wrote a five paragraph essay in thirty minutes describing why I wanted to have the honor to meet and have lunch with Marjane Satrapi. Six days later, I was notified that I was chosen to attend Marjane Satrapi’s speaking engagement and attend lunch with her. I was over the moon. I began to look up other interviews she had done so I wouldn’t bore her with the same mundane questions.<br />
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It was a foggy, disgustingly humid morning when she came to speak at American University. Obviously, this didn’t affect my mood. I walked, practically skipped, to the front row of the auditorium in Ward Circle Building where she was speaking. At approximately 10:30, Marjane Satrapi walked in. She surprisingly resembled the drawings of herself in Persepolis. She dressed and behaved as the avant-garde, punk-goddess, Iranian-French artist I expected her to be.<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3e454c; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><br />
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As she spoke, her humility, reflective personal introspection, and marvelous sarcastic wit when answering the questions the moderator asked engaged both the sense of humor and political energy held by all in attendance. Her humility was evident when she discussed the success of Persepolis. She discussed how she, as an artist, found it easier to discuss the Iranian Revolution from her own perspective. During interviews, her political views came to light as she discussed how she believes in the idea of political evolution as opposed to revolution because, “... Revolutions only breed bloodshed.” Thus, she unintentionally became the voice of a generation and was first labeled as an Iranian political expert by the media. She was able to shed this role because, as she said, “I am an artist, not a politician.” Although she isn’t a politician, she could definitely be a satirist. She compared George W. Bush to Ayatollah Khomeini by stating, “In America and the Iran the mixture of religion in power never gives a good result, just look at Bush and Ayatollah Khomeini.” She also threw in a jab at the 2000 election by saying, “...Wait, that’s when he [Bush] got elected twice. Okay.” Marjane Satrapi also established herself as an ally of the oppressed. You would probably assume by this sentiment that she is a feminist, especially when she referenced her friends wearing mini-skirts as a sign of a sexual revolution. This would be a false assumption. She is a self-proclaimed humanist. Her denial of calling herself a feminist was shocking to most of the audience and some wrote her off as a hypocrite. However, she still stated she was against the patriarchal establishment. What I found particularly interesting was her tying of the patriarchal establishment to the schema of dictatorship, especially in her homeland of Iran. <br />
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Between Marjane Satrapi’s speaking engagement and lunch, there was an interlude because of a tornado warning. Eventually, we were able to have lunch with her and she began the discussion in what I thought was an interesting fashion. She asked us to introduce ourselves. This immediately established a more personable setting than the auditorium, which enabled us to ask her more personal topics. Questions ranged from discussion of her upcoming movie (which she said is an example of her inner masochist), tackling the bourgeois, her artistic inspiration, and lost love. Marjane Satrapi stated that she hated the word “graphic novel” because not only was it a term to make the bourgeois feel better about reading a simple comic book, but it also makes her think of pornography. I was glad I was able to ask her about why she decided to use the female name, Iran, to represent her male protagonist character in Chicken and Plums. Interestingly enough, she explained how the male protagonist was actually representative of herself and the loss of love between he and Iran represented her relationship with her motherland. She then, in true Marjane style, bridged this idea of loss of pleasure she derived from the loss of her homeland to how our society in general forces us to deny pleasure. As an example of this denial of pleasure, she slammed women’s magazines. She stated, “I see all of these women’s magazines that claim feminism while they tell women to lose ten pounds of belly fat. I don’t want to lose ten f******* pounds of belly fat. I want to be reminded of all of the good sandwiches I’ve eaten. Life is short and we are all going to die. We should enjoy the now.” <br />
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By now you’ve probably realized that Marjane isn’t the one to hold back. I almost forgot to mention how she stated that religion is an opiate of the masses and her criticism of George W. Bush’s attempts to secure oil reserves under the guise of bringing “democracy” to the Middle East. One topic she wouldn’t touch upon was the story of her first love she met in Austria. When the topic was brought up, her feisty attitude was tempered by slight melancholy. The only thing she said about the matter was, “Human beings are not equal in front of death. A rich man can hire nurses to take care of him and massage him, but what about a poor man? He has nothing. We are only equal in front of a broken heart. No amount of money can fix that.”<br />
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The experience that the Global Scholars program provided me to meet and have a conversation with a rebellious intellectual that encapsulates the spirit of American University and a woman I would consider one of my inspirations, Marjane Satrapi. She enhanced my understanding of the obvious difficulties of Iran’s establishment of a stable governmental system post-revolution, indulged my desire to comprehend this political climate from an artist’s perspective.<br />
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<i>Credit for this blog post goes to 1st year Global Scholar Mary Marston! Thanks, Mary!</i><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3e454c; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><i> </i></span>GlobalScholars@Americanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508446133303114330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794326337918252725.post-27741075960329112312014-10-13T12:20:00.001-07:002014-10-13T12:20:51.352-07:00Study Abroad Sneak Peek: Belgium<!--[if !mso]>
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I have always loved fall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But autumn in Belgium in an entirely different season than the fall I’ve
adored in Los Angeles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For one thing,
the season actually begins close to the calendar’s “First Day of Autumn”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m not joking—the day before that first day,
it was sunny and too warm to wear tights and sweaters but literally overnight
fall set in and the gloom of clouds and drizzles made themselves very much
known.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course, I don’t mind the clouds—the
softer lighting makes for interesting pictures—and my hot chocolate addiction
looks all the more reasonable when it’s a bit chilly outside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Long story short: I’m loving the Belgium
weather.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>As this program is called the EU in
Action, it makes perfect sense to be in close contact with the institutions
that make the EU function and make Brussels more than a pretty dot on the
map.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Monday ended with a trip to the
Council of the EU (note: different from the Council of Europe and the European
Council, which are of course very different from each other) to discuss the
current period of transition <s>plaguing</s>, I mean, that the EU is currently
enjoying.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All of us geeked out a bit
when we got to sit in the Council members’ chairs and “represent” (for a half
second) an EU country. (We also had fun guessing the English names of the EU
countries based on their native names).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Belgium is
an interesting country to live in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
divisions along language lines are very real and very stark.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For example, one of the first weekend I was
here I went to a castle in Flanders, which is the Flemish speaking region
outside of the Brussels region. As soon as we crossed the border between
Brussels (which is dual-lingual) and Flanders, everything was in Flemish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The next day I went to Namur, which is in
Wallonia aka the French-speaking region of Belgium—everything is only in
French. This includes train announcements when traveling within Belgium; based
on where you are going and coming from, the order of languages the
announcements are spoken in changes! The language divisions make the
governmental makeup of Belgium all the more interesting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most political ideologies are split into two
parties—one for the French and one for the Flemish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thus, forming a parliamentary government can
be quite difficult.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Belgium holds the
Guinness World Record for longest time period without an official government:
541 days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After the most recent
elections, the Belgian government was just sworn in on Saturday, five months
after the elections!<br />
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My time in Belgium has been awesome, and I look forward to the adventures I have here for the rest of the semester. Until then, au revoir DC!</div>
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<i>Credit for this blog post goes to third year Global Scholar Becca Ehling. Thanks, Becca!</i></div>
GlobalScholars@Americanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508446133303114330noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794326337918252725.post-14758911349035921062014-10-06T06:53:00.000-07:002014-10-06T06:53:02.683-07:00Back in the (Former) USSR<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeUC5mekoHUjZ0N-dUkGuGfaLbUtlFdNqq7Y9Ht_800_OY0SLwjD3zQcH9FPsTJ7Vm8Jjmr-Y2blvVUTH82qS_IZ3qfe79wUonQDo77gm7vI6-j_kJGjuXZDPrBrz80FDV_WxtQEp8fpGS/s1600/Andrew+Russia.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOiZcsLO6bXMeuYDFL7NxuR15K12KISEt7AjmSA2AyS5i5s1jPR4-IZFBRYEusDu-GwoBWyVtI1uqg3ZeJjWMG_RJ65bGVlCqjdL901Ng1P_2f7JbfOTgAcz0iVGPxleKvin_ziJ3EF5OG/s1600/Church+of+the+Spilled+Blood.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOiZcsLO6bXMeuYDFL7NxuR15K12KISEt7AjmSA2AyS5i5s1jPR4-IZFBRYEusDu-GwoBWyVtI1uqg3ZeJjWMG_RJ65bGVlCqjdL901Ng1P_2f7JbfOTgAcz0iVGPxleKvin_ziJ3EF5OG/s1600/Church+of+the+Spilled+Blood.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a>Studying in St. Petersburg has been an incredible experience so far, but even better was returning to the city for a second session. Petersburg has become a second home to me. It has a very different feel and pace than DC, but I embrace the two cities as my homes and workplaces. Perhaps I’m just drawn to cities built on swamps.<br /><br />The architecture of the city is like no other. Much of the “Cultural Heart of Russia” looks like no other city in Russia, or Europe for that matter. It has the canals of Venice with every apartment building looking like a Viennese palace. In a single intersection, you can see a 17th century hospital in the imperial style, a dark-grey Soviet office building, and an ultra-modern apartment complex. The city has been at the center of some of the most tumultuous events in the 20th century, and yet maintains a blissful elegance. As the autumn approaches, the 22 hours of sunlight (called “white nights”) and warmth dwindles to 2 hours of daylight and bitter cold, with heavy, lead clouds that weigh on the city.<br /><br />My program (CIEE) has done a wonderful job exposing us to the city and providing opportunities to make friends with Russian students. I really appreciate the efforts made by Russians and Americans to get to know one-another through broken language, facial expressions, and (hopefully inoffensive) hand gestures. The stereotype that Russian’s don’t smile in public is completely true, but I have found the majority of Russians to be very warm once you reach out to them, and always curious to hear what the American has to say about Ukraine.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeUC5mekoHUjZ0N-dUkGuGfaLbUtlFdNqq7Y9Ht_800_OY0SLwjD3zQcH9FPsTJ7Vm8Jjmr-Y2blvVUTH82qS_IZ3qfe79wUonQDo77gm7vI6-j_kJGjuXZDPrBrz80FDV_WxtQEp8fpGS/s1600/Andrew+Russia.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeUC5mekoHUjZ0N-dUkGuGfaLbUtlFdNqq7Y9Ht_800_OY0SLwjD3zQcH9FPsTJ7Vm8Jjmr-Y2blvVUTH82qS_IZ3qfe79wUonQDo77gm7vI6-j_kJGjuXZDPrBrz80FDV_WxtQEp8fpGS/s1600/Andrew+Russia.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a><br />It is a particularly interesting time to be in Russia. Only after living in the city for about 3 months, on and off, have I started to feel the impact of the sanctions over the crisis in the Ukraine. Watching US media coverage of the crisis and then Russian media gives two entirely different narratives: Russia and the West playing power politics, versus a civil war and humanitarian crisis in a troubled border region. There is certainly no shortage of opinions regarding Ukraine, as many people in St. Petersburg have some sort of familial connection to Ukraine.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeUC5mekoHUjZ0N-dUkGuGfaLbUtlFdNqq7Y9Ht_800_OY0SLwjD3zQcH9FPsTJ7Vm8Jjmr-Y2blvVUTH82qS_IZ3qfe79wUonQDo77gm7vI6-j_kJGjuXZDPrBrz80FDV_WxtQEp8fpGS/s1600/Andrew+Russia.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />I am very much looking forward to seeing what the coming months hold as the atmosphere of the city changes and classes become increasingly more challenging. <br />
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<i>Credit for this blog post goes to third year Global Scholar Andrew Arrington. Thanks Andrew!</i>GlobalScholars@Americanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508446133303114330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794326337918252725.post-50221739235352675802014-05-05T07:15:00.001-07:002014-05-05T07:16:43.806-07:00Study Abroad Sneak Peek: England<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_2WnRumBF-XITm-VYzq9OVygiFNrH_AgmCukmhD5F5zuuUfr3Qwr41zLuqxnqK25dp12o9GItzSmPK1Y_9m4sqvItfwRIiG4cwqBLPC6x1BgNRW2JpplUvdbVLY9eshLph0siark3j8Q/s1600/keegan1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_2WnRumBF-XITm-VYzq9OVygiFNrH_AgmCukmhD5F5zuuUfr3Qwr41zLuqxnqK25dp12o9GItzSmPK1Y_9m4sqvItfwRIiG4cwqBLPC6x1BgNRW2JpplUvdbVLY9eshLph0siark3j8Q/s1600/keegan1.jpg" height="179" width="320" /></a>The way I like to describe England is "similar enough to be comfortable
but different enough to be exciting." It's funny, little things like
calling a parking lot a 'car park' or wearing 'trousers' instead of
pants never cease to make me giggle. Proof (as if I needed any more,
being from the West Coast) that a common language doesn't mean a common
culture. Taking a course on British government and politics, I've
realized (or, perhaps, realised) that for all our countries'
similarities, we have plenty to learn from each other.<br />
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I think my favorite (favourite...?) part of my time in
England has been the fact that I've stayed out of London. To be sure,
I'll be spending a couple weeks there in a month or so, but until then,
I've simply been exploring the England that we never talk about in the
US. Towns like Salisbury, Exeter, and Plymouth are full of amazing
stories and sights but until I visited, I was only vaguely aware of
something about a steak and the Mayflower (for the record, I did not see
any Salisbury steaks in Salisbury). And don't get me started on
Cornwall, whose residents have just received an ethnic minority option
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My semester here has been a lesson in layered
identities, proving that there's always more to people than meets the
eye (especially when it comes to Americans stereotyping some Londoners
to all Britons!). You're not just British, you're British, English, from
the West Country, from Devon, and from Exeter. And you have the
ridiculously specific accent to prove it.</div>
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<i>Credit to this blog post goes to second- year Global Scholar Keegan Amrine. Thanks, Keegan! </i></div>
GlobalScholars@Americanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508446133303114330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794326337918252725.post-19172878401601070302014-04-17T07:29:00.000-07:002014-04-17T07:29:12.959-07:00Sarah Stroh: How to Spring Break in Africa Senegal is a relatively stable, democratic country in western
sub-Saharan Africa. It’s actually the country that has the western-most
point on the continent, if anyone was wondering. Although it lacks some
key stereotypical qualities of an African country, like warlords,
rampant AIDS or famine, and NATO and/or UN troops, Senegal is by no
means almost at the first world level. The tap water is not safe to
drink, the electricity from time to time goes out, showers are not often
(or ever) hot, and the infrastructure is far from built.<br />
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friends and I here in Dakar decided that we wanted to go bold for
spring break - bold meaning that we would cross the entire country with
our main goal being to see Senegal's tallest waterfall, Dindefelo Falls
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Our first major stop was Kédougou, where we stayed in a cute little <i>encampement</i> and
played Scrabble with the old men who ran it in a language that was a
mix of French and Wolof. The next night we traveled to the Gambia River
to see some hippos, but unfortunately they were not there. <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_441252426" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Sunday</span></span> and <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_441252427" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Monday</span></span>
we visited some Bedik and Bassari villages, which are the main ethnic
groups in the region (you may recognize the Bedik people as the ones
that wear bones through their noses to show wealth or power). On our way
back to our camp, we visited the Peace Corps base and we were able to
discuss the Senegalese life with some volunteers! On what seemed like
the hottest day (on average about 110 degrees), we climbed Mount
Dindefelo, visited a Guinean village that resides on the plateau without
passports I might add, and saw the waterfall from above! In all, we
walked 14 kilometers in the extreme heat , but we survived !<br />
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During phase two of our spring break, we went to
Niokolo -Koba National Park. We stayed at Dar Salaam, a small village
just outside the park. Although unfortunately while in the park the
chances of seeing "big game" like lions or elephants are extremely slim,
we still saw hippos, crocodiles, warthogs, monkeys and many, many
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though I am happy to have returned back to the cleaner, cooler city of
Dakar, I will be able to cherish my experiences in rural Senegal
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<i>Credit for this blog post goes to second-year Global Scholar, Sarah Stroh. To read more about her time abroad in Senegal, visit her blog <a href="http://breakingbeige.wordpress.com/">http://breakingbeige.wordpress.com/</a></i>.</div>
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The theme for this month’s community meeting was
professional development. 3<sup>rd</sup> year Global Scholars Bryana
Banashefski, Rob Bronstein, and Emily Elliot-Meisel took charge of the program
for the evening and made a presentation on how to present yourself
professionally after graduation. Bryana started off the evening with a resume
workshop with tips on how to perfect your resume. After a delicious interlude through
a Mediterranean-themed dinner from Café Olé, we traded resumes with each other
to correct the little mistakes that people often make on resumes. For example,
periods! Don’t end one of your bullet points on a resume with a period and then
not have a period for your next bullet point. Consistency is key; a clear and
consistent resume makes a happy potential employer.<br />
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David Fletcher, the SIS career advisor. Through these resources, we found many
options for undergraduate students who may not want to enter the work force
immediately, such as research and language fellowships and scholarships like
the Fulbright and Truman scholarship. For those who are interested in getting
jobs and internships with security clearance, however, Rob discussed the
different intel internships available in the public sector, and the process of
getting security clearance for these types of jobs. Often, clearance can take
up to a year, which means that if you would like to join the CIA, it’s
necessary to apply 1-1.5 years in advance. Planning is essential!</div>
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final speaker for the evening was Hayley Darden, Search Director at Ashoka
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employers think when recruiting for jobs or internships, and offered tips on
how we should plan for our future outside school. With Valentine’s Day coming
up soon, Ms. Darden advised us that the dream job is a lot like falling in love:
it won’t happen immediately! There will be a couple of jobs that we may have to
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipsvWzbTey_fWVC9XbJp1zB5p4c_0YPCcCVAY4EDV4kpMwgzcQqG4UlhkE4xJaipy4gJp-qJNgG8EiHOFWSaMuvvgR45P5yDoQN6Ax5oVPNatxeiuCTq4Vkl9K2E2BZWVPZg-R3lEtZbTZ/s1600/NCRC2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipsvWzbTey_fWVC9XbJp1zB5p4c_0YPCcCVAY4EDV4kpMwgzcQqG4UlhkE4xJaipy4gJp-qJNgG8EiHOFWSaMuvvgR45P5yDoQN6Ax5oVPNatxeiuCTq4Vkl9K2E2BZWVPZg-R3lEtZbTZ/s1600/NCRC2.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a> Harvard doesn’t have anything on the Global Scholars at AU.
That was one of several conclusions I recently came to after I was fortunate
enough to take a trip to Boston to present my Introduction to International
Relations Research paper at the National Collegiate Research Conference at
Harvard. The three days I spent at the conference were an amazing opportunity. It
was quite the experience to meet and work closely with such an amazing
collection of minds. In the interest of full disclosure, the Conference was
probably about 75-80% hard science research pieces (with my IR work being
grouped into the little government corner with the other “humanities”). In D.C.
and especially at American University, I feel there is a trend towards activism
and hands on work to get down and dirty and fix the world. Especially in the
Global Scholars cohort where we finish a year early, it was amazing to meet a
group of kids who were talking about being in college for upwards of a dozen
years to get their PhDs and M.D. PhDs and other assorted research degrees (I’ll
admit to not understanding some of what they were talking about...maybe more
along the lines of 60-70% of what they were talking about in their research).
That is not to take anything away from the gifted researchers from around the
country (and Canada!) that I met there; when people ask me what kind of students
I met there, I only semi-jokingly respond that they are the future Nobel Prize
winners of the world.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Speaking of Nobel Prize winners, another
really cool aspect of the conference was the fact that it was at Harvard and
that there is a plethora of world-renowned speakers at the ready as a result. I
had the privilege to hear Nobel award winning Astrophysicists, a Vice President
of Google and an entrepreneurial expert known as “Hacker Chick” speak as
keynotes and in smaller workshops and panels. At these panels I learned how to
write grants, build a successful start-up (step one in World domination,
check!), and analyze research in the humanities from a hard science
perspective. </div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9d5eJx8nxgDu9olQwp4QvbDI5He_Sph1PEqbfwW5V816I_mA778agK3vzzx_tWAE7YsIxJhdlnM2p5RK22YzmEbe0wyisW9DWAFXSiI1Fmn6C0Pn-C-4WkvPcwTNqmP4uYfPm0-Sfw1o/s1600/NCRC1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9d5eJx8nxgDu9olQwp4QvbDI5He_Sph1PEqbfwW5V816I_mA778agK3vzzx_tWAE7YsIxJhdlnM2p5RK22YzmEbe0wyisW9DWAFXSiI1Fmn6C0Pn-C-4WkvPcwTNqmP4uYfPm0-Sfw1o/s1600/NCRC1.jpeg" height="240" width="320" /></a>The term “humanities” brings me to
the biggest lesson I took away from the Conference and that I feel any IR major
and especially any future Global Scholar applicants could take away from NCRC:
how to work with hard scientists. We are not very much exposed to hard
scientists at AU, and I’ll admit much of my knowledge of them comes from one
Intro to Physics course and the Big Bang Theory. However, once you get past the
respective jargons of their fields (and as intimidating as their research
sounds, they are just as impressed/intimidated by IR research. I had more than
one student remark to me, “I didn’t know you could do research like this, with
no numbers or equations involved!”), it really is all about the research. A
love of knowledge is what brings us together as academic students, and what
better way to express that love than through research? The research projects I learned
about ranged from the different ways to develop a cure for cancer, to tracking
the spread of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, to the Hijras of India. At the
end of the day, though, it all broke down to methodology, a universal academic
language. The ability to experience a room full of researchers from fields
completely unrelated to mine seemed daunting and almost unnecessary at first, but
in reflection, it was one of the most eye-opening experiences of my academic
career. Working with these students I realized a lot of them were technical
geniuses but had no concept of integrating their discoveries or inventions into
practical settings, such as a project to install massive solar panels in rural
areas of developing nations that had no budget accounted for upkeep or
security. That’s where we come in as social scientists. If we reach across the
aisle and work with our hard-science<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a> brethren, we can make the world a better
place.<br />
<br />
<i>Credit for this blog post goes to 2nd Year Global Scholar Mike Friel. Thanks, Mike!</i><br />
GlobalScholars@Americanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508446133303114330noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794326337918252725.post-57444626353156018172014-01-13T13:55:00.000-08:002014-01-14T16:57:17.774-08:00Lunch and Conversation with John Prendergast <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</xml><![endif]--> On December 3<sup>rd</sup>, 2013, twenty
Global Scholars had the opportunity to meet with author and human rights
activist, John Prendergast, to discuss his experiences and ask him questions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was lucky enough to have acquired a seat at
the lunch, and hope to share some of the highlights.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZVANUaY7CmW6rTNL9avBXTTlHpmGaOaEn73EpmCLbrlHVF_9BUSotzf2g8ye7SD_VzxDxxYX1ZL98Vnp2PX1IK2UsGEs_80q_PERxjRL98G37cXiXe085slihb5VEjgSaFgVcLwzGER93/s1600/Prendergast+004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZVANUaY7CmW6rTNL9avBXTTlHpmGaOaEn73EpmCLbrlHVF_9BUSotzf2g8ye7SD_VzxDxxYX1ZL98Vnp2PX1IK2UsGEs_80q_PERxjRL98G37cXiXe085slihb5VEjgSaFgVcLwzGER93/s320/Prendergast+004.jpg" width="320" /></a>Prendergast’s accomplishments are
varied and many.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It would be impossible
to talk about all of his achievements in a single post, but I will mention some
of them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prendergast played a pivotal
role in negotiating the treaty that ended the deadliest war at the time, the
conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia, and participated in other peace
processes within Africa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In recent
years, he co-founded the Enough Project, a project within the Center for
American Progress dedicated to the stop of genocide and crimes against
humanity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today, he collaborates with
people like George Clooney and Ryan Gosling to generate political will and
raise awareness of important issues pertaining to human rights and
international development.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From working
at the White House during the Clinton Administration to working with the
Department of State to working with nonprofit organizations and
non-governmental organizations to working with A-list celebrities, Prendergast
has had an illustrious career thus far.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>However, despite the acclamation, fame, and weekend getaways with Ryan
Gosling and Eva Mendes, Prendergast has not lost sight of his vocation; he is
energized about what he does, and humble about what he has done. </div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7py9pppEpQgz53yUjGWw03_77h6s4BxjssoHYYkAhMRGl-cwTQqaW1pYh9J4RTIsCcaMFozsvf2RC3n9TWZo34fQqQc9G7N70p5wgu36kFivxI-NDhjXcqZFOqo3vWzTmkSqXpOVNpZAg/s1600/Prendergast1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7py9pppEpQgz53yUjGWw03_77h6s4BxjssoHYYkAhMRGl-cwTQqaW1pYh9J4RTIsCcaMFozsvf2RC3n9TWZo34fQqQc9G7N70p5wgu36kFivxI-NDhjXcqZFOqo3vWzTmkSqXpOVNpZAg/s320/Prendergast1.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Prendergast walked into Battelle Atrium with a big smile on
his face, and the desire to get to know all of us, as he made sure to kick-off
the event with our personal introductions and a “fun fact.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My fun fact was that LeBron James threw me
his wristband at an NBA game, and when Prendergast poked fun at my favorite
basketball player, I knew that his charm and candor would make for an enjoyable
lunch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prendergast recounted how he got
started working in the human rights field.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His story began with an impulsivity and audaciousness that reminded me
of another man who recently spoke at American, CNN’s Anderson Cooper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prendergast and Cooper, both leaders in their
respective fields, each hopped on a plane to a foreign land armed with a spirit
of inquiry and youthful ambition; and there has proved to be great power in
their risk-taking, as those daring adventures largely influenced both of their
separate paths to success.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prendergast,
for example, reflected on his young, perhaps naïve, self, saying that he had
seen an advertisement about starving children in Africa and was deeply affected
by what he saw, so he decided to fly to the continent and see what was going on
in person.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As he elaborated on his first
visit to Africa, it was easy to imagine a young Prendergast embarking on that
incredible journey, for the enthusiasm and optimism that fueled his early travels
continue to shine through today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were
all captivated by his boldness, and pleasured with his humor and down-to-earth
demeanor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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Prendergast was eager to engage us, and opened the floor up for our questions
after he finished speaking about his life-changing trip to Africa and the work
that he has been doing since.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
question and answer session was light-hearted, informative, and inspiring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When asked about whether or not he was scared
before getting on a plane all those years ago and flying to an unfamiliar
place, with little knowledge of what he would encounter upon arrival and not
much of a plan, Prendergast laughingly remarked on how he did not really know
what to be afraid of, so he kind of just went with curiosity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Looking back on it, he said that he probably
should have been more prepared, but he was thankful for the generosity and good
luck that helped him survive throughout his spur-of-the-moment trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another interesting question pertained to the
role that sports can play in international relations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Being a lover of sports, and having strict loyalties to his teams, Prendergast was entertained and intrigued by the
question, as he responded with funny anecdotes and insightful ideas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He talked about the numerous times that the
topic of sports has come up while at home and abroad, and joked at one point
about the Yankee-Red Sox division of Congress.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His stories highlighted the way in which sports can be a uniting force
that transcends national, cultural, and ideological borders, and also just a fun
diversion from work (like when he had a meeting with Obama and was scheduled to
play basketball as a break).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
question brought out Prendergast’s humor and easygoing personality, while
providing a glimpse into his diverse and influential network of colleagues. All
in all, the event was a highly inspirational experience, and one that benefited all of us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">After the lunch, it took days to shake off the adrenaline
rush that came from meeting John Prendergast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His passion about the plethora of issues he works on is infectious, and
it was truly uplifting to see that his excitement has not faded after all of
these years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am sincerely grateful for
opportunities like this one, and hopeful for more of them; they are part of
what makes the Global Scholars Program so valuable. </span></div>
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GlobalScholars@Americanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508446133303114330noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794326337918252725.post-54550051828086512102013-12-02T13:39:00.003-08:002013-12-02T13:39:42.731-08:00Africa Expo - December 2nd, 2013<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6szZHK3iIjI4s18v5W-Fi4MvcxCOdV9j_3euO_OYRfk5882MG3lUI0AhrrBuOWz3rPtsMGW16l65VEVoeZyNRFkSE6Y76gSb9_4-uMD_41FIiqlOeGKKSjhesIs3zghJmM5zyTIDyACf/s1600/Africa+Expo+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6szZHK3iIjI4s18v5W-Fi4MvcxCOdV9j_3euO_OYRfk5882MG3lUI0AhrrBuOWz3rPtsMGW16l65VEVoeZyNRFkSE6Y76gSb9_4-uMD_41FIiqlOeGKKSjhesIs3zghJmM5zyTIDyACf/s200/Africa+Expo+001.jpg" width="150" /></a>Today in the SIS Atrium from 11AM-3PM, several different organizations came together to talk about career opportunities in Africa, particularly in the human rights field. The Africa Expo is held in honor of AU graduate and human rights activist John Prendergast, who is meeting with several Global Scholars students on Tuesday, December 3rd for lunch and conversation. Some of the organizations involved in the expo include:<br />
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<span><br /> Enough Project!<br /> Peace Corps<br /> Development Executive Group (Devex)<br /> Abt Associates<br /> CSIS<br /> Textbooks Africa<br /> Society for International Development<br /> Global Witness<span><br />
Columban Center for Advocacy and Outreach<br /> Advancing Girls Education in Africa (AGE)<br /> Young Professionals in Foreign Policy</span></span><br />
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The 100,000 Strong Foundation Inaugural Conference was held on Thursday, November 21st in honor of the US-China Consultation on People-to-People Exchange
and in celebration of the fourth Anniversary of the Launch of 100,000 Strong. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Unfortunately, </span>Secretary of State John Kerry was scheduled to be at the conference to commemorate the launch as well, but was not
able to come because he was in situation room with President
Obama.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>At 9:30, President of American University Neil
Kerwin and President of the the 100,000 Strong Foundation launched the
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a Globally-Fluent Workforce.” James Goldgeier, the Dean of SIS at AU, was the chair.
Dean Goldgeier along with the Principal of Dewey Square Group Maria Cardona,
President of Xavier University of Louisiana Norman Francis, and President of
Wanxiang North American Pin Ni discussed the importance of educational exchange
between the United States and China. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Drawn from their past experiences, they all
emphasized that educational exchange was crucial for enhancement of language
ability and culture awareness. The first conference was followed by performance
by students from Yu Ying Chinese Immersion Public Charter School. </div>
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welcome message by Jim Hall, the CEO of WorldStrides, guests were having
traditional Chinese food as lunch. A group of American students who used to
study abroad in China and Chinese students who study in the US now then had
a student testimonials session. The president of Ford Foundation Darren Walker
was the chair for this conference. Students shared their personal experiences
from their educational exchange. Many shared anecdotes they encountered due to
misunderstanding of foreign culture, inaccurate usage of language, and being
judged by stereotypes. For example, Charles Chen, an undergraduate student from
American University said many Americans asked him “Can you hack into our
computers?” and “Do you like eating doggies?” when his answers for both
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testimonials, Mona Locke, the interim executive director of Susan G. Komen
Puget Sound chaired the US-China Strategic Relations and People-to-People ties
conference. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Former Special
representative for Global Intergovernmental Affairs of State Department Reta Jo
Lewis, Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Russel, and CEO of Blackstone Group
Stephen Schwarzman share their personal understanding about the topic. Daniel
Russel highlighted that Americans need to understand how the world works and
the US need people who understand Asia in culture, business, politics, and
other arenas. He stressed that people-to-people tie is not something “feel good
to do,” but is something crucial for US long term national security. When there
are ties between Chinese and American people, Americans can understand China’s
political actions and intentions; hence, people-to-people ties with China is
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Vice Premier of China Liu Yandong gave her keynote address as the concluding of
the conference. In her speech, Vice Premier Liu recalled the story that
President Xi’s friendship with his American friends when he visited the US 28
years ago endures when he came back and visit his old friends after he became
new President of China. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She said that
from President Xi’s story, it is obvious that communication among young people
can influence relationships among countries. After China and US changed their
leadership last year, her visit this time marks the first round of high level
humanity exchange between the US and China. After China’s Reform and Open
Policy, there were 3000000 Chinese young people that studied overseas, and 50% of them
studied in the US. Vice Premier Liu said that “Investing in US-China relations,
One Student at a Time,” which was the theme of today’s conference, speaks to the
essence of such educational investment. To invest in youth is to invest in
future. Vice Premier Liu concluded that the foundation of US-China relations is
people, and the hope for US-China relations is young people from both countries.</div>
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<i>Two of our Global Scholars, Yuyang Zhang and Shuyu Shen, were invited to the 100k Strong Foundation Inaugural Conference. Credit for this blogpost and pictures goes to Yuyang Zhang. Thanks Yuyang!</i> </div>
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<![endif]--> <i>Credit for this blog post goes to Class of 2015 Global Scholar Ronah Baha. Thanks Ronah!</i> <br />
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Many Global Scholars are passionate
about the field of International Development, but not everyday do they have the
opportunity to hear the experiences and insights of development practitioners.
During our November Community Meeting, the Global Scholars heard from
representatives of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU)
in a discussion of development aid and education in Africa. Dr. Montague
Demment, the Acting Vice President for International Development, and
Anne-Claire Hervy, Associate Vice President for International Development and
Programs at APLU discussed the vital role of education in furthering African
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<a href="http://friendsofnoaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/APLU_logo_trans.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="142" src="http://friendsofnoaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/APLU_logo_trans.jpg" width="320" /></a>According to Demment, the World
Bank has funded many development projects under the premise that primary
education is a better investment with better – or at least, more immediate –
economic returns than higher education. Many development agencies operate this
way, focusing on short term, measurable goals that enable evidence-based
decision making. But, as Hervy pointed out, increasing the aggregate knowledge
in a society by emphasizing higher education has actually proven to bring much greater
returns. Demment and Hervy explained that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>these returns are not sheerly economic – rather, higher education equips
people with the information and skills necessary to help advance and rebuild
their countries.</div>
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<a href="http://www.tvdsb.ca/imageGallery/SKlein262/graduation-cap-clip-art-20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.tvdsb.ca/imageGallery/SKlein262/graduation-cap-clip-art-20.jpg" /></a>Indeed, when Global Scholars
co-director Professor Simon Nicholson asked Demment and Hervy what development
issues are most pervasive and important today, neither indicated that education
is the end goal of development. Instead, it is an important tool that will be
crucial in addressing the climate change and food supply issues that Demment stated will bear a tremendous impact on the entire world, and especially the
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Demment and Hervy emphasized the
importance of the higher education we are receiving as students at American
University – it is an opportunity that must be afforded to people around the
world if there is to be real development. For those of us seeking careers in
the field of development, they concluded with words of advice: first, to have
an area of expertise, and second, to spend time overseas. Finally, they
reminded us of something practitioners often forget when working toward the development
of other societies – we cannot be the heroes of the stories of others; we can
only help.</div>
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Demment left us with this: “It’s
an Ethiopian who’s smart who’s going to change Ethiopia – it’s not an American.
That’s why higher education is so important. That’s why it’s so important to
invest in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">people.</i>”</div>
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Class of 2014 Global Scholar Grace Flaherty is spending her Fall 2013 semester in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. In this video, she recounts her experiences studying abroad and how her time in Tajikistan has been so far. She also gives some advice to the new 2016 class of Global Scholars about studying abroad.<br />
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<i>Credit for this video goes to Grace Flaherty, who volunteered her time in Dushanbe to make this video. Thanks Grace!</i><br />
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<i>Credit for this blog post goes to Class of 2016 Global Scholar Alex Braun. Thanks Alex!</i> </div>
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October’s Global Scholars meeting commenced with an
insightful and informative mental health presentation from Professor Nassif.
Professor Nassif spoke of the importance of sleep, exercise, and a proper diet
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little too large of a step right now, as most of my days include at least a half
hour nap. As far as exercise goes, Professor Nassif stressed that as little as
three hours of exercise per week may lessen our stress levels and promote
longevity in our lives. Just a little rigorous cardio every day could go a long
way, and the more we exercise, the easier it will become. Finally, Professor
Nassif talked about the importance of a well-rounded diet including many fruits
and vegetables. To combat aging, feel better, and look better, we should all
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planning session and the second and third years meeting with Deloitte, a large
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GlobalScholars@Americanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508446133303114330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794326337918252725.post-7275306068003268722013-03-18T08:00:00.000-07:002013-10-23T11:51:28.337-07:00Inside Scoop on Studying Abroad - Part IIIMore exciting stories from around the world! This inside scoop is from Rob Bronstein studying in Rabat, Jennifer Johnson studying in Puebla, and Sarah Connolly studying in Manipal!<span style="background-color: #45818e;"><br /></span>
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<i>Rob</i><br /><br />Life in Rabat, Morocco is very much like life in Washington DC. The coolest thing about life in the city is that I get to utilize my knowledge of Modern Standard Arabic as well as Darija (they are equally useful) on a regular basis. While its initially difficult to adjust to conversing with people who do not understand English, like my host mother, learning to think in Arabic has proven both challenging and rewarding. But what is even cooler than life inside the city, is life outside of the city. The beauty of the countryside is unlike anything I have ever seen in America and is truly breathtaking. While I may be away from my friends and family, the knowledge and experience I have gained (and the palm trees) have made it worth the while.<br /><br /><br /><br /><i>Jennifer</i><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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I am abroad in Manipal, India this semester, as a member of the Public Health & India studies program. While in southern India, I have had the opportunity to see the unique blend of Western and traditional culture. This is prominent in everything from very liberal university I am studying at, to the strict dress code we must follow. A major component of the Manipal program is a combination of health field visits and weekend cultural excursions. I have been able to do everything from assist with a Pulse Polio vaccination day and visit several levels of the Indian health care system, to observing colorful religious festivals at Hindi, Sikh and Buddhist temples. It has been truly an adventure. Having an Indian room mate and integrated classes with the Geopolitics and Public Health masters students create friendships that had led to attending weddings, daily yoga classes, wandering the backroads of India and learning how to cook traditionally. <br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"></span>The most amazing part of India is how hard it is to really describe being here. You can say that it's noisy and full of loud, honking cars and autorickshaws. You can feel the heat of 100 degree sunshine as soon as you step at the door, as you are hit by a wave of the most strange smells. English clashes with the local language of Kannada, while I'm learning Hindi and other students speak dozens of different dialects. It can be hard to focus on what's going on, but India is sensory overload in the best possible way. Being in Manipal has been a wonderful experience. Manipal offers the best of both worlds: easy access to the local beaches, daily fruit juice and normal college campus life, combined with the ability to travel by train and bus to national vacation spot Goa and religious ruins in Hampi. My time in Manipal has already been the adventure of a lifetime, and it's only going to get better. I'm spending my spring break this week on a program sponsored trip to Bangalore, Mysore, Ooty, Varkala and Fort Kochin - a whirlwind tour of five major stops in southern India. <br /><br />You can find my regular travel blog at <a href="http://6monthsofsarah.wordpress.com/">6monthsofsarah.wordpress.com</a>, though I have been unable to update it recently with my homework and the amount of travel we have been doing. You can pass along that address if people want to know more. </div>
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GlobalScholars@Americanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508446133303114330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794326337918252725.post-44912569960811304202013-03-15T09:00:00.000-07:002013-10-23T11:52:51.857-07:00Inside Scoop on Studying Abroad - Part IIPart II of our Insider Scoop on Studying Abroad! For those who ever wondered how a semester study abroad program would be like? Here are two inside scoops from Cody Feldman, studying in Beijing, and Emily Elliot-Meisel in Rio de Janeiro! <br /><br /> <i>Cody</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></i></span>
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Despite coming to Beijing at a time with some of the coldest temperatures and worst pollutions levels, I have been able to explore this unique culture in a way that only study abroad can teach me. While a language gap certainly exists, I find myself learning about new foods, traditions, and philosophies every day. China has allowed me to leave my comfort zone and experience life from an entirely different point of view. Through my study abroad in Beijing I see my classes come life as I visit museums and explore China's capital. I am able to gain the first hand experiences that teach me about a city and country like nothing in the West. <br />Studying abroad in China has allowed me to understand the feeling of being one small individual among 1.3 billion people. I have been humbled by the fast growing society that grows with every day in China's capital. Reading about China's growth in class is one thing, but living it breads a whole new kind of learning. <span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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the beautiful people. That’s what people think of when then think of Brazil,
and Rio de Janeiro specifically. And to be honest, I didn’t know much more than
that before I came, and spoke very little Portuguese. However, I’m now entering
my third month here in Rio and the amount I’ve learned can’t be measured. I’m
studying at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro and teaching
English at an NGO called Educarí in a favela close to the university. My
classes only started last week as Brazil is in on the South American system. In
January I took an intensive Portuguese class (5 hours a day for three weeks) to
improve my Portuguese and then I went on vacation for the entire month of
February. I enjoyed the beach and local hotspots for the first week of vacation
and then Carnaval began. It was perhaps the craziest week-long experience of my
life. Nobody can prepare you for the constant extravaganza that is Carnaval. To
recover, after Carnaval I went with some friends on a trip to a beach town a
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many international students and therefore offer wonderful classes in Portuguese
like Brazilian Foreign Policy, Social Brazilian Debates, Special Topics in
Brazilian Literature, and Brazilian Culture. I’m taking two of those and then
for a real challenge, I’m taking a history class and international relations
class all in Portuguese, with the regular Brazilian student population. School
is very challenging but still relaxed and a nice change from AU. The view from
almost every classroom is either the Corcovado (famous Christ statue) or the
rainforest that is all around the university. Rio is such a different place
than DC; people friendly and helpful, less stressed and as Cariocas say (people
from Rio) we work to live, not live to work, quite the opposite from DC. On the
weekends, the nightlife in Rio outdoes any city I’ve ever been too and the
beaches during the day never get old. There is so much to explore within the
city and the language is easy enough to learn. I can’t believe I’m already in
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GlobalScholars@Americanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508446133303114330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794326337918252725.post-32826650730833534202013-03-13T07:40:00.000-07:002013-10-23T12:02:28.296-07:00Inside Scoop on Studying Abroad<span style="font-family: inherit;">Ever wonder how a semester study abroad program would be like? Here are two inside scoops from Jackie Moran, studying in Brussels, and Kathy Imbalzano in Madrid! </span><br />
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I am spending this spring semester in Brussels, Belgium. When thinking of cool places to study abroad, Brussels never crossed my mind. I didn't think of it as a famous tourist city or a beautiful exotic locale. However, I was drawn to AU abroad's European Union in Action Program because of the unique opportunities available to students on the program. Our time is split up into classes and internships. I am interning with an NGO here in Brussels called the International Disability and Development Consortium. IDDC is comprised of 26 member organizations all focused on creating more inclusive human rights practices. We advocate on behalf of persons with disabilities to the various EU institutions. Interning at IDDC has really changed my entire outlook on international development, something I truly did not expect to occur in Brussels! <br /><br />I have had the opportunity to visit many EU institutions both with my internship and with our professor. This has given me a first-hand look at how the EU functions as well as providing amazing networking opportunities. Our classes at the American University Brussels Center are all very engaging. Our class on NATO and International Security Organizations is even taught by Jamie Shea, who was formerly the NATO Spokesperson and is now NATO's Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges! Our classes are compiled not only of in class lectures but of on-site visits as well. Two weeks ago our class spent the weekend in The Hague, Netherlands visiting organizations such as the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. I am looking forward to our week long field trip to the Balkans next month. We have been learning about the Balkans throughout the semester, and we will have the opportunity to see everything we learned in action there at the end of next month!<br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNSuu4naKxGwNdrimyNPJMvCr4RD7ad9sRIHx1esOoYKc0CX8rzDkCklhZmqpomYFX3pl-AOUlczvXmO_iTmtdgZq0elD7QQjtjebp54QDyER0ENmy4qY8m8O_igiWe6nCnQms6xZR1eYB/s1600/Kathy+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNSuu4naKxGwNdrimyNPJMvCr4RD7ad9sRIHx1esOoYKc0CX8rzDkCklhZmqpomYFX3pl-AOUlczvXmO_iTmtdgZq0elD7QQjtjebp54QDyER0ENmy4qY8m8O_igiWe6nCnQms6xZR1eYB/s1600/Kathy+2.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit; text-indent: 0.5in;">This semester I’m studying abroad
with AU in Madrid, Spain! I live with a host family in the northern part of the
city, have a full schedule of classes taught in Spanish (including my favorite
one on Spanish Literature and Film), intern with la Fundación Cives (an
organization that promotes citizenship participation and education) twice a
week, and love the travel opportunities that my program has to offer. It sounds
really busy, but I’m also enjoying the “no pasa nada” attitude here in Spain,
which is about as opposite as it gets from the high-strung city that is DC.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8nmbNB8pPGbg1U4rlPkBWCspzIGdKqa2xEiWW_b5gquHuaob9XARohCyT-yzbK5-Mom9NGIV8FJnLcTopW1oCsZRcwahkEHHK_bhy3gPKA-RWAEr4lwkiSSWptov1b31OEnOTI3WS-Zg/s1600/kathy+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8nmbNB8pPGbg1U4rlPkBWCspzIGdKqa2xEiWW_b5gquHuaob9XARohCyT-yzbK5-Mom9NGIV8FJnLcTopW1oCsZRcwahkEHHK_bhy3gPKA-RWAEr4lwkiSSWptov1b31OEnOTI3WS-Zg/s1600/kathy+1.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit; text-indent: 0.5in;">The Spain-Iberian Experience
program includes a great seminar class that teaches the history and culture of
Spain and includes “lectures-on-the-go” when our professor takes us to see the
historical sites we’ve learned about; some of my favorites have been visiting
Toledo, Sevilla, and Barcelona. My internship, of course, includes updating
social media, but I’ve learned how to create a Wikipedia page, I get to do some
serious translating (they even sent my translation of a memorandum to the
European Council!), and I’m sent to meetings at think tanks and museums downtown
to take notes on and write up articles for the organization’s website. Living
with a host family here in Madrid normally means living with an older Señora in
an apartment in the city, and if you’ve ever spent a week with your
grandparents you can imagine how spoiled we are here; I also have a 24 year old
host sister living with me who’s busy a lot but really fun to hang out with.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; text-indent: 0.5in;">If you want to hear more about my
time in Spain feel free to check out my blog at </span><a href="http://kathysemesterinspain.blogspot.com.es/" style="font-family: inherit; text-indent: 0.5in;">http://kathysemesterinspain.blogspot.com.es/</a>.</div>
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