Category Archives: Global Scholars

(By Sara Bouhamid–June 13, 2022) As my flight descended into London, I was overcome with awe. Gazing at the aerial view of the sunrise over scintillating glass buildings, I could not believe that I would be living among these monuments over the next six weeks. I was told that London was very similar to NewContinue reading “Landing in London”

I am currently in Bloomsbury, which is the heart of central London and has historically been considered a bohemian educational district. The environment is truly a bustling city with over 8 million people but with at least 8 million trees to match that break up the city streets and provide a tranquil resting spot for localsContinue reading “My Time In Bloomsbury”

My name is Julia Koines, and my plan is to be a camp counselor at the Challenger Learning Center (IMAX) in Tallahassee! I am interested in (primary) education, community engagement, and political science/government. I expect to gain a deeper perspective of the community of Tallahassee through my interactions with people and children outside of theContinue reading “Who am I?”

My experience is in Tallahassee in Sword and Shield Attorneys, a law firm. It has been a pretty good first week. I was pretty much given instructions on what my job was, a translator and interpreter. However I usually do more things around the office. I help around with filing, emails, communicating with clients, etc.Continue reading “First week”

This past week, I have started to continue the research I was conducting during the spring semester with my research mentor Dr. Grzywacz. The research project is called “Preparing for the Next Pandemic.” It revolves around how Covid 19 has impacted the farmworker community and how we can prevent this type of destruction from happeningContinue reading “The Start of Summer Research”

The first few weeks of working at Pinellas County emergency management have been an interesting few. There is nothing quite like investing into an emergency management department in the few days leading up to the beginning of hurricane season in a year that is predicted to be very active for hurricanes. That being said, itContinue reading “Finding my footing”

In my first week in the Philippines I have finished my open water diver certification and begun my advanced training. The volunteers and staff are amazing people and I’m making friends easily and quickly. This past weekend we rented bikes and went off into the mountains to cliff dive a water fall. This has easilyContinue reading “Week 1 in the Philippines”

My name is Arianna Garcia and I am a freshman at FSU, with an interest in a law related career. I was born in Venezuela, and moved to the US during my junior year in high school. My major is Political Science and hopefully Criminology as well. My summer experience is related to law. I will beContinue reading “Introducing Myself”

My name is Lauren Burch and I am a current third-year student at Florida State University majoring in Behavioral Neuroscience. I grew up in Miami, Fl. After completing my undergraduate, I hope to go to medical school. This summer I will be completing my EMT certification. I have just begun my medical experience currently workingContinue reading “Introducing Myself”

My name is Sophie Barley, and I am a second-year student at Florida State University from Ponte Vedra, Florida. I am double-majoring in International Affairs and Asian Studies with an Emphasis in Business, with concentrations in economics and Chinese. This Summer, I will be working as a Development Intern at the International Rescue Committee, whereContinue reading “Introducing Myself”