Category Archives: Global Scholars

This blurry picture of a firework taken at the festival is how I would describe how I currently feel. I have one day left here and I feel as if the past two weeks have went by in a blur. I also want to celebrate the fact that I have enjoyed this portion of my experience and have made friends with amazing people.

Throughout my summer experience, I have discovered the transformative power of solidarity in uplifting others in activism. Solidarity, at its core, is a collective effort to support and stand alongside individuals or communities who are marginalized, oppressed, or facing social injustices. It is a vital aspect of activism that fosters unity, strength, and resilience inContinue reading “Solidarity in Activism”

Here is a photo of a strawberry pie Dillon, Austin, and I made this week!

Throughout my mentorship with Kateryna,* I have become attuned to a certain structural inequality within her family unit.  Kat traveled to the US with her mother and younger sister, Elena, who is 1 year old. Her mother has been tirelessly searching for a job, which often leaves Kat in charge of Emma while her motherContinue reading “Growing up”

Solidarity looks like, in my community, the children getting along and bonding over sports. Even though everyone has different things going on in their personal lives, when we have our BBBS events, regardless of differences, everyone comes together and has a good time doing physical activity.

The structural inequalities I have observed in my community, are children who go to a Title 1 school. this may be because of financial issues within the child’s home life, or because the school is the closest to their home. For my capstone project, I may research the effects of going to a Title 1Continue reading “Structural Inequalities in Schools”

As I work I have developed a certain routine. Every day when I wake up, I go to my classes and then after class, I go to my volunteering research experience and then go home. On weekends is when I have my Big Brothers Big Sisters experience which is usually in the late afternoon. MyContinue reading “My Summer Routine”

As my experience comes to a close, I have continued the work I have been doing for the past six weeks at FSU Coastal and Marine Lab thus far. It has been extremely rewarding to finish projects that I started midway through my experience. I am specifically referring to the egg measurements that I haveContinue reading “Saying Goodbye”

Working as an International Rescue Committee Youth Mentor has been extremely rewarding. This past weekend, I took my mentee’s family to an event celebrating World Refugee Day. I picked up three of the children and their mom, and headed to the event which was located at the Emergency Care Health Organization (ECHO). When we arrived,Continue reading “Celebrating World Refugee Day as an IRC Youth Mentor”