Field Notes (Blog)
Posts from October 2011
Noted on October 27, 2011 | By Giustina P. in
Written by Kimberly Hitchcock: Central Washington University student and IE3 Scholarship Recipient interning in Ghana
Atorkor has welcomed me in true Ghanaian style, in a village this small, everyone knows everyone, and, likewise, when in passing, everyone greets everyone. One of my new friends casually explained, “Here in Ghana we like to greet each other…even if you don’t know the person, you say hello.” I realized this pretty early in my stay when short walks that should’ve taken me less than 5 minutes were taking me…
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Noted on October 24, 2011 | By Giustina P. in
IE3 is proud to introduce the 2011-2012 IE3 peer mentors! The IE3 Peer Mentor program strives to serve prospective, currently abroad, and returned interns through peer support and outreach. We have a great group of peer mentors working on five different campuses, including the University of Washington, University of Montana, Portland State University, Oregon State University, and the University of Oregon. We encourage you to contact any of our Peer Mentors regardless of which partner campus you are on, peer mentors are here to serve all IE3 interns!
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Noted on October 6, 2011 | By Giustina P. in
Written by Kirsten Lopez: A non-traditional student at the University of Oregon interning with Heritage Malta in Malta.
I am a 27 year old mother of a little girl about 7 "and a half" years old. I returned to college after working in sales for nearly ten years in order to pursue some dreams I have had. These dreams include working intimately with history, living abroad, and giving my daughter an example of living one's dreams. So here I am living abroad with her along, advancing my career as well as opening our world and sharing…
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Noted on October 3, 2011 | By Giustina P. in
My name is Kenny Short and I am a 2007 IE3 Alumus and graduate of the University of Oregon in Eugene. As a former IE3 intern for Long Way Home (LWH) and continuing LWH supporter, I am so proud to be a part of this victory for the organization. It is a testament to the type of team and community LWH has cultivated, both in Guatemala and in the US, that we were able to win this award. Now, its all about putting the award money and international recognition to the best…
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