Category Archives: Global Scholars

The transition from classes to back to back research preparation has been arduous at best and draining at worst. It has been an experience in having to learn all that I can in a field that I know absolutely nothing about, however even though the learning curve has been enormous it has been such aContinue reading “Hola de Costa Rica!”

Mentoring with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has been such an educational experience, and I’ve loved getting to know my mentees. Before starting my role, I had to first had to go through a background check and short training. During this training, I learned about the role of the IRC, the process refugees go throughContinue reading “Learning How to Become a Youth Mentor-IRC”

Hey everyone! This past week, I completed my first two weeks of volunteering at the English Café at Northwest Regional Library. I can definitely say that this style of volunteering is a completely new experience for me, but I’ve also learned a lot from it. My transition into becoming a classroom assistant for the EnglishContinue reading “My First Week at the English Cafe!”

The transition from Florida to the Phillippines has been easier than I imagined. Linguistically, there are many different dialects that are present, however, the main two languages spoken where I am stationed are English and Visayan. Culturally, there are many differences between here and home, however, I am keeping myself open to new experiences andContinue reading “Greetings from Zamboanguita!”

Over the past couple weeks, I definitely have gotten myself in a good routine. I like to do my class observations on Monday mornings and then give myself a few hours to go home and eat before I come back to campus for tutoring. On Tuesday’s I schedule my tutoring from 2 to 3 soContinue reading “A week in life at FSU in the summer”

Being in Tallahassee still, I haven’t had to adjust to many structural inequalities. One thing that did take some getting used to was the CIES student I am tutoring. Going into this, I expected to be working with students my age and even students who are younger, so, when I signed up to do tutoring,Continue reading “Getting Used to TEFL”

Since my summer experience is here at FSU, I did not have to adjust too much to being in Tallahassee. One thing I am having to get used to is being here without having much to do. While my TEFL class keeps me busy, it isn’t the same as having a regular class schedule everyContinue reading “Starting TEFL”

This past week I have been transitioning into my summer experience. I am in a unique position as my fellowship is completely remote, so I find myself having to balance duties and responsibilities within the fellowship with the excitement that comes with being back home for the summer. I have found that planning out theContinue reading “Starting my Civic Leadership Fellowship”

Hi! My name is Samantha Strickland, and I am a junior majoring in Psychology and minoring in Law & Philosophy. This summer I am working with an REU at the University of Little Rock in Arkansas with an NSF-funded grant. The research project, with which I am helping, concerns Islamophobia and Muslim Hate Crime VictimizationContinue reading “Hey! I am Samantha!”