Field Notes (Blog)
Noted on August 22, 2011 | By Giustina P. in
Jacci Siri Baldeep Katzman founder and owner of Angelic Herbs for Vibrant Health is a 2008 IE3 Alumna and University of Washington graduate who interned with Grassroots Community Development in India during the Fall of 2008.
As my story continues since India…
I never really thought that my trip to India would help guide me towards my profession. Sure, a little more than 3 years ago when I was twenty, I had my dreams but I wasn’t really able to fathom the type of life…
Continue Reading this Article »
Noted on August 18, 2011 | By Giustina P. in
Written by Cadi Poile: IE3 Scholarship Recipient and University of Washington student interning with VANASTREE in India.
It started in Mumbai at one of those roadside cell phone hawker stalls. For the cost of a weeks travel in India, I bought a phone and a SIM card. By midnight, the phone was dead and the charger was a dud. Within one week it was cut off…
Continue Reading this Article »
Noted on August 15, 2011 | By Giustina P. in
Nichole Letherer now works as the Executive Account Manager and French Translator for Swahili Imports. in Eugene, Oregon. She is a 2005 IE3 Alumna and graduate of the University of Oregon who interned Chateau de Nitray in France during the Summer of 2005.
I graduated from the University of Oregon in Spring 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies & French. About to enter the work world, I invested all the time and energy I could into obtaining my ideal career as an international exchange advisor.
Continue Reading this Article »
Noted on August 11, 2011 | By Giustina Pelosi in
Written by Kimberly Hitchcock: Central Washington University student and IE3 Scholarship Recipient interning in Ghana.
It is easy to see why Ghanaians are often referred to as the warmest people on earth. I have been embraced by this stunningly beautiful community that is ravished by extreme poverty and hunger, yet is quick to stop and say “Woe zo”….“You are welcome.” I have been lovingly deemed Mama Kim, a name that I wholeheartedly embrace.
When I talked about my internship, some people asked me “Why Ghana?” or “Why Africa…what would make…
Continue Reading this Article »
Noted on August 8, 2011 | By Giustina P. in
Robin Tlehhema now works for URS Corp in Portland, Oregon. She is a 2001 Alumna who interned in Tanzania with Siha Secondary Schools in the Summer of 2001
Wow, to say my IE3 internship changed my life is an understatement of gigantic proportion. Though ironically, the change was personal more than the professional change I had expected. In 2001, just before my 21st birthday, I went to teach high school math in rural Tanzania. I was an OSU student working toward a B.S.…
Continue Reading this Article »
