Category: American Host Institutions

December 16, 2016

Alumni Update – Venezuela: Peace and Conflict Resolution

Alumni , American University , Latin America and the Caribbean , Venezuala

Emmanuel Davalillo Hidalgo, Global UGRAD 2013-2014, Venezuela After heading back home and finishing my degree in Political Science at the Universidad del Zulia in western Venezuela, I faced that burning question so many of us recent graduates face: “Well… Now what?” Only one thing seemed certain: I was not done learning. I first discovered the field of peace and conflict …

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December 15, 2016

My Newest Hero

Albania , Community Service , Eurasia , Kansas State University

Erisa Murati, Albania, Kansas State University My last but most significant volunteering experience was on Saturday, December 3rd at the Lighthouse Clothes Closet and Food Pantry center, which offers free clothes and food packages for people in need. My responsibilities there were almost the same as the ones at Encore Shop, organizing food on the shelves, cleaning the food pantry, checking and picking up …

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December 15, 2016

End-of-Program Workshop speeches

Alumni , Costa Rica , East Asia and the Pacific , Eurasia , Kent State University , Latin America and the Caribbean , Macedonia , Old Dominion University , Philippines , Utica College

Christine Grace Catindig, Utica College A blessed evening to all of you! I’m Christine Grace, a Communication student at University of the Philippines and Utica College, New York, and it’s a pleasure to be one of the student speakers this evening. Even my most heartfelt words cannot express how thankful I am to the representatives of the U.S. Department of …

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