Category: East Asia and the Pacific

April 12, 2017

Through the Eyes of Our Roommates

Ball State University , Cambodia , East Asia and the Pacific , Laos , Lewis-Clark State College , The U.S. Perspective

The Global UGRAD Program is a transformative experience not only for its participants, but also for their roommates. Read on to learn more about how living with a Global UGRAD has impacted their lives! The roommate of Be Moua, Lewis-Clark State College: Be and I have been roommates for about eight months. Be is from Laos, and I am from Grangeville, Idaho. I …

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March 10, 2017

Connecting through food

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) …

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January 17, 2017

Winter Break Tales

Central Asia , East Asia and the Pacific , Experiencing America , Juniata College , Latin America and the Caribbean , Panama , Tajikistan , Thailand , Troy University , University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Of the 252 2016-17 Global UGRAD students, 33 remained in the United States over the winter holiday break at their host universities. Some stayed on campus and took the opportunity to volunteer in their host communities. For others, the break was an opportunity to travel to other cities and to visit family and/or friends not on campus. Here is a …

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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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