Alumni , Kenya , Northern Michigan University
“Hhmmmmm, I don’t know!!” That would be the closest possible response I’d give to any questions to the effect of what I’m up to currently. Partly because I don’t feel like I have been very productive since I came back and partly because I imagine that’s not the ideal response expected by anyone asking the question. For the past nine …
Alumni , american connections , Fayetteville University , Russia
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” A sent application for the Global UGRAD program was the first step which resulted in this amazing journey and which made me the happiest person in the world. It was a journey of a thousand miles indeed, a journey on another continent, in the country, where I have been …
Alumni , Eurasia , Florida Gulf Coast University , Serbia
I’ve always wanted to be part of the world where tolerance, peace, and freedom are more represented and appreciated. We all should try to work towards that and make it more accessible for people to have wider opportunities to experience incredible diversity and the phenomenal nature of our planet. The Global UGRAD program was that great opportunity for me, which …
Algeria , Alumni , Diversity and Inclusion , Middle East and North Africa , Saginaw Valley State University
As important as identity is, I have never seen people struggle with it more than North Africans, and more specifically, Algerians! Personally, I sometimes get very mad that I stop caring about who I am and where I belong. But, this doesn’t last long because identity is not just a country, a religion, a tribe, or a nation we belong …