Off Campus Immersion

An important quality of a global citizen is courage. The courage to respect others’ perspectives. As an immigrant, most of the time I feel like Americans have to respect and know my culture, language, and points of view, and I just forget that they are humans too and that I have to respect them and …

The dominant population is America because we are in that place. However, the people do not realize how diverse this place could be. Students, staff, and faculty from all around the country and the world come here to complete a degree and to work. I have friends from places that I didn’t know existed. I …

In the summer of 2024, I worked at A.S.E. Global Bridges, where I engaged with other interns with different backgrounds and high-level dance instructors from Russia, Germany, and Italy; however, the majority of the dance participants were from the United States, and one thing I remember they were saying was about how direct, strict, and …