In April, Program Officer, Jessica Mead visited Hien Thu Nguyen, Veljko Dimitrijevic, Maja Kulic and Luis Jancarlos Montoya Mejia at Millikin University and Illinois State University. Millikin is known for its commercial music program and Hien surprised Jessica with one of her original songs. Jessica also escaped the rain and wind to enjoy coffee and pizza with Maja, Veljko, and Jancarlos …
Chorus: We are from different countries We are of different races We have different life stories Through Global UGRAD We become a family I As we are from different cultures all over the world We have taught each other and we have learned To put Stereotypes aside and open our minds We discover that we are brothers And together we …
The UGRAD staff had a great time with the East Asia and the Pacific and Western Hemisphere UGRAD students in DC during the “Stars & Stripes” Re-entry workshops this March. Hopefully, everyone made new friends and now understands more of what makes the UGRAD program so special- UGRADs! Regardless of what region you are from, you were each selected to …
It was a pleasure having the opportunity to meet you all during the “Stars & Stripes” Re-entry workshops. Just like the Culture Shock you experienced when you came to the U.S., you will most certainly experience reverse culture shock when you return home in a few weeks. You changed a lot during your time in the U.S. and it will …
Dear UGRAD Post, I visited one of the most famous cities in the world during my spring break. I visited New York City. I got a chance to visit the “Top Of The Rock,” the Empire State Building, the American Museum of National History and many more fun places! I was surprised by how big New York is. The “Top …
Stars: “My Home, Vietnam” Stripes: “Made in Panama” The winners from each team will receive the “I Heart DC” shirts just like this one!
Panama After working two months in the Human Resources Service Division at the Panama Canal, María Bustamante (11-12) started an internship in her field of study, Marine Engineering, as a requisite for graduation. Her improved English language and cultural skills, acquired during her UGRAD program at University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, have allowed her to interact with people from …
The people who work at the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) come from different backgrounds – from different cities, states, and regions, and from various cultural heritages and traditions. Yet all of us who work here have one important thing in common: we believe in our bureau’s mission to build friendly, peaceful relations between the people of the …
[mantra-pullquote align=”left|center|right” textalign=”left|center|right” width=”33%”]”Everything was new for me and to learn lab techniques and research methods was a great challenge”[/mantra-pullquote] Sivmey Hok (Cambodia)will travel up the street from the University of Texas campus to intern at the State Capitol in the office of Representative Ryan Guillen. Meshac Gervais (Haiti) will do field work and help manage daily operations for Habitat …
Just as memories of an entertaining Super Bowl fade, the squeaks of sneakers on the basketball court are heard across the country. It’s March and that can only mean one thing, it’s time for March Madness!