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During my introductory class of Global Engagement, we had the opportunity to meet students from Universidad Católica de Salta, located in Argentina. I was in a group with three other female students, and before we started answering the question, one of them told me she was very nervous. I wasn’t nervous at that moment, but …
During our Intro to Global Engagement class, we had the opportunity to meet with several speakers. In one session, we had the honor of meeting Julie Mughal, the Associate Director for Humanitarian Action at Fairfield University. That day, I remember introducing ourselves, talking about our majors, and touching a little on the Sustainable Development Goals …
This photo was taken at a Portuguese bakery in Miami, Florida, on August 18th, 2023, the day of my sister’s birthday. Although we don’t live in Miami—we actually live in Georgia—Miami feels like a second home to us. It has everything we love: tropical weather, beautiful beaches, a Latin community, and, of course, bakeries. Specifically, …
During my junior year I had the honor to work with my professor and director of Global Engagement and Intercultural Learning. Since I met Anita Deeg-Carlin, she has been such a blessing in my life. I remember being scared and shy to talk in classes because of my accent, and something that I remember is …
After a few months in the United States, my family and I started to go to English classes at Oxford College of Emory University in Covington, Georgia. The professors were freshmen and sophomore students, most of them with different backgrounds, nationalities, and ethnicities. During that time I was in high school, and one Korean student …
This poem, originally written in Spanish and Italian and translated into English, is dedicated to all my friends, who have been an inexplicable support in all senses of my life. I could not be here without them because my friends are always reminding me that I am doing great. Samantha, who is featuring me in …
I decided to take a theater class in Spanish because I am forgetting my native language, the language I was taught in my house and in school, the language I speak to my family and my friends, the language of love , the language that I can express my feelings in, the first language I …
When I started at Wesleyan as a transfer student, I struggled for two reasons: first, it was my first time leaving my family, and second, there are cultural differences between Connecticut and Georgia. Even though I was in the same country, the educational system in Georgia is very different from the one in Connecticut. However, …
In the summer of 2024, I worked at A.S.E. Global Bridges, a non-profit organization with a vision of a shared future built around mutual understanding, respect, and shared values. The Arts, Sports, and Education to promote an impactful dialogue between the people of the United States, Eurasia, and Eastern European countries (About: A.S.E. global bridges). …
