Archives: Fellow Updates
Capstone Video
Caroline Blanchard
2013-05-21
My life in Boussoura was filled with smiles and laughter and these beautiful people who made me so incredibly happy as Kadidia Souare. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXd4dHcufKw&feature=player_embedded
Read MoreThe Weirdness of Normalcy
Ely Kadish
2013-05-15
As someone who had experienced Reverse Culture Shock before, I prepared myself for the worst. I had lived that type of emotional period, before after only six weeks over seas, so I could only imagine how bad this was going to be. I painted on my smile, stuffed my most precious memories in little boxes...
Read MoreSuspended Animation
Barker Carlock
2013-05-15
Flight is truly a miracle, a spectacular marvel. There are four main principles to the concept of flight: lift, drag, weight, and thrust. I feel as though all of these forces are compounded upon me from all directions creating my first few days back in the States a sort of suspended animation. Never would I...
Read MoreThe Giving Tree
Jordan Lee
2013-05-15
As some of you may know, I had somewhat of a “deprived” childhood. I’ve never seen Bambi, Winnie the Pooh, Sesame Street, or a whole assortment of commonplace children’s shows and movies. I’ve never been to any zoo. And I don’t remember ever eating a Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich before the age of 15....
Read MoreEcuador’s Infinite Possibilities
John Villanueva
2013-05-15
This is my Capstone Video to sum up my bridge year. Enjoy!
Read MoreAn Uneven Balance
Tasha Torres
2013-05-14
I have little over a month left here in Kedougou and it seems like so much time and yet not even close to enough time for me to experience all that there is to experience. Recently I noticed that I either have really horrible days where I can’t stand it here and other days I...
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