Overall, my experience was rewarding in so many ways! It was an opportunity for me to get outside of my comfort zone and interact with the people of my hometown with a concentrated purpose in mind. Volunteering with the English Café has allowed me to challenge myself and my capabilities, as well as gain moreContinue reading “Reflections on my Summer Experience”
Category Archives: Global Scholars
Daily Spaces and New Faces
The main areas that I inhabit on a daily basis are spaces at my job, whether it be the playground or the different buildings that camp is held, and Northwest Regional Library, which is where my experience is held. I inhabit the library more frequently than most other spaces I go to, and it hasContinue reading “Daily Spaces and New Faces”
A Brand-New Cultural Environment
As of right now, my “cultural environment” is very diverse and broad. The community I’ve joined at the library consists primarily of people who have immigrated to the United States, as well as people who work at the library and have been very open and friendly to me. I do feel like I’ve joined aContinue reading “A Brand-New Cultural Environment”
Solidarity in an English-Learning Community
In my community, “solidarity” is seen in many different ways. My experience is educating English-learning US immigrants, so the issues that the students face vary. Issues within the English learning community can be small, such as bonding over the struggle that comes along with learning English, tricky grammar rules, and troubles with pronunciation. The issuesContinue reading “Solidarity in an English-Learning Community”
Final Blog
I’ve really enjoyed my time with the Global Scholars Program. It’s been a rewarding journey for the past three semesters, and I’ve grown a lot both academically and personally. My interests still revolve around my continued interest in the international affairs field, leaning on human rights, law, and diplomacy. My idea for a summer experienceContinue reading “Final Blog”
First Tour
When the tours for the day were accidentally overbooked, I had the awesome chance to come in on one of my days off to conduct my first solo tour!I led a tour group of older students who were a part of a summer program through the museum. It was wonderful getting to work with aContinue reading “First Tour”
Exciting Guests
Something incredibly exciting happened this past week of my internship at The Ritz! Two lovely and extremely knowledgeable women— a mother and her daughter— came through to tour the museum. They were both long time Jacksonville residents and were able to accurately identify many people in the historic photos in the museum. The mother, picturedContinue reading “Exciting Guests”
A Connective Project
Throughout my experience this summer, I was also involved with a separate project that laid at the intersection of history and culture. I was invited to consult on a project that plans to install informational kiosks commemorating notable Black Florida figures who had traveled north along the highway from the late 1800s to the earlyContinue reading “A Connective Project”
Cultivating Interests in Serving as a Future Public Defender :)
A photograph of myself at the Washington Monument after watching a criminal trial at the District of Columbia Circuit Court 🙂
An Up-Close Perspective into the District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Police Department
Pictured: the Public Defender Services for the District of Columbia
