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3,000 Miles of Gardening: McGilvery ’23 at Tandana in Ecuador

I cannot believe it has been 3 years. Three years since I first walked onto campus as a bushy-eyed freshman ready to take over. I was determined to travel and now I am here

October 7, 2022

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Biomed, Public Health, & Health Advocacy (Pre-Medical & Pre-Health), Latin America

Spanish Immersion and Storytelling: Samake ’19 at the Tandana Foundation in Highland, Ecuador.

I am currently on my fourth Co-op with the Tandana Foundation in Panecillo, Ecuador. The Tandana Foundation is a non-profit organization founded by Anna Taft and it supports community initiatives of various kind such as healthcare programs, women’s literacy, water resources, construction of cotton banks,

November 9, 2018

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Culture, Power, & Change, Global Studies & Engagement, Latin America

Breaking the Cycle of Consumption in Buenos Aires: Bautista ’18 at Club de Reparadores

For my fourth and final co-op I am working with an organization called Club de Reparadores, which translates to Club of Repairers. This Club seeks to empower local repairers and promote reuse through fixing various household items. Skilled repairers volunteer their time at one of

December 10, 2017

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Education & Youth Empowerment (Pre-Education)

Finding Happiness and Comfort: Ian Rosenthal ’17 at Common River NGO in Aleta Wondo, Ethiopia

As an organization, Common River seeks to empower the people of Aleta Wondo, Ethiopia through a combination of improving communal resources and creating relationships with international organizations in order to bring a wellspring of talent and knowledge to the surrounding area. As an NGO founded

February 23, 2016

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Europe, Interdisciplinary Arts & Creative Practice

Practicing My “Ritmo”: Sadaat ’16 at Fundacion Cristina Heeren for Flamenco in Seville, Spain

Greetings from Sevilla! My job is at the Fundacion Cristina Heeren for Flamenco. This is an art studio which features cante, baile and la guitarra which work together to create a type of music that cannot be compared to any other. While the work I do

February 23, 2016

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Canada, Culture, Power, & Change

Spurring Conversations: Sampson ’16 at World Social Forum in Quebec, Canada

Although I am nearing the end of only my first month with the World Social Forum, I already feel as if I have been working here for several months. I have had so many new experiences and opportunities since moving to Quebec at the beginning

February 23, 2016

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Education & Youth Empowerment (Pre-Education), Japan

Visitors Welcome: Yolanda Lee ’16 at Volunteers for Peace-NICE in Fukushima, Japan

I’ve been here in Fukushima since July 5th, and I have found myself with two main jobs. My first and main job is to teach english to anyone who wishes to learn. My main job is to attract the locals and draw them into wanting

February 23, 2016

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Food Systems, Sustainable Agriculture, Culinary Arts, Global Studies & Engagement, Japan

Tea Farming: Sylvia Newman ’16 at Never-Ending International Workcamps Exchange (NICE) in Wazuka, Japan

I have known since I was a kid that someday I would find myself in Japan. Passion for the country, the culture, and the language began at an early age. The certainty that I’d find myself in the country was something that grew under my

February 10, 2016

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Culture, Power, & Change, Latin America

Notions of Security and Insecurity: Blair ’16 at Casa de los Amigos in Mexico City, Mexico

Working as an English teacher for an agency here in Mexico City, I am exposed to an entirely different class of people. I live and am doing research in a working-class, squatter community. Like many other neighborhoods in Southern Mexico, people here have built their

February 10, 2016

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Interdisciplinary Arts & Creative Practice, Latin America

International Art Spanglish: Van der Veen ’16 at Museo del Arte Moderno de Medellín in Medellin, Colombia

Lately, I have wondered if perhaps I’m trilingual, a polyglot as they say, because I can understand International Art English (IAE). I’m a native English speaker and a long time student of Spanish, so I’m fairly bilingual on a good day. Usually, I don’t consider

February 10, 2016

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