Adjusting to my summer experience has been relatively easy since I’m still in my hometown. I haven’t encountered many challenges in terms of establishing a routine and feeling comfortable. However, managing my diverse range of activities alongside my regular work schedule can be demanding. I work part-time at a women’s boutique, frequently babysit, and i’mContinue reading “Settling In”
Category Archives: Global Scholars
Finishing the TEFL Program :)
I just finished week 5 of my TEFL program. Tt’s crazy to think there’s only two weeks left, time goes by so fast. I tutored 3 times again this week, and I think there is a fast learning curve because I already feel a lot more confident during my lessons. I think preparation is key.Continue reading “Finishing the TEFL Program :)”
Community-Based Action
Since my summer experience is in Tallahassee, I don’t exactly feel like I have joined a new community. However, I do feel like I’ve seen a different side of the community throughout my internship. Listening to clients and reading about the different cases has changed the way I see my community and the people IContinue reading “Community-Based Action”
Joining a New Side of Tallahassee
Ever since joining Second Harvest and becoming an active volunteer, I do feel a different side of Tallahassee that I never seen or realized that is around. Despite Second Harvest being a small location and secular, it feels that it has its own environment. I believe that I feel this way because of the peopleContinue reading “Joining a New Side of Tallahassee”
Solidarity in the Community
Working with the IRC has given me a new perspective in the ways community members show solidarity to one another. Many of us express solidarity to others as individuals, but there’s an interesting component to it when NGOs or big parts of a community partake in them. This week, I attended a conference centered onContinue reading “Solidarity in the Community”
We’re off to see…
I wouldn’t say that I have joined a new community, it’s more that I’ve entered a community and in some aspects am overlooking the community. In many aspects it is as though that while I am here I am also an outsider not being able to fully comprehend and empathize within the community. As aContinue reading “We’re off to see…”
New Environments to Be
Living in Morocco for a month is completely different than living in America. The biggest difference I’ve seen is the amount of conservativeness in the country for women. I live in Agadir which is a main city for tourists so thankfully I got lucky being around other foreigners as well. I cover up in clothingContinue reading “New Environments to Be”
A Temporary Goodbye
A city close to San Lucas Toliman, by Panajachel has a beautiful waterfall one of my favorite sites here along with Lake Atitlan!
CATIE’s reach
Solidarity within cacao farmers here in Costa Rica consists of sharing information that they know regarding their crops. It is also seen as most farms have at least a small connection to CATIE, an agricultural research entity in Costa Rica. CATIE who we have interacted with has been aiming to improve the fermentation process ofContinue reading “CATIE’s reach”
The Center as a Home
Coming to Pavarotti Education Center was a completely new experience, in which I have learned about culture, community, and the environment here in Guatemala. These different “spheres” here in the center have demonstrated what it is like to live in a brand new environment, as well as get to know the surrounding location of SanContinue reading “The Center as a Home”
