Alumni , East Asia and the Pacific , Eurasia , Malaysia , Russia , Western Washington University
When the smell of a delicious meal wafts through the halls of a dorm, it can only mean one thing…. international cooks are in the kitchen! One of the most popular ways Global UGRAD participants share their cultures with their host communities is through food. Naomi Ng from Malaysia and Airat Gabdrakhmanov from Russia took advantage of Western Washington University‘s (WWU) …
Alumni , Eurasia , Georgia , Pittsburg State University
Salome Pkhaladze, Pittsburg State University, Georgia (15-16) Recently, I volunteered and served as a short-term project consultant at Center of International Education in Georgia, which is an official representative of EducationUSA – a U.S. Department of State network of over 400 international student advising centers in more than 170 countries. I assisted the EducationUSA adviser with the preparation of the 7th …
Alumni , Armenia , Eurasia , Mississippi State University
I received my UGRAD scholarship when the experiences of my early youth were deeply engraved in my world view: the earthquake of 1988, the collapse of the Soviet Union, the political unrest in the Caucasus, food shortages and blockades, and others had taught me to live within the limits of the reality and survive the today. Life at Mississippi State …
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 …
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 …