Field Notes (Blog)
Noted on March 28, 2011 | By Giustina Pelosi in
By Ryan Sharnbroich: University of Washington student and IE3 Scholarship Recipient interning with Grassroots Community Development in India.
I have come to believe that everyone not only experiences India in a different way, but that India has a different set of things to offer everyone that comes in contact with its magnificent, challenging, evolving, and enigmatic condition. Therefore, I discuss India as an experience rather than merely a subcontinent, and specify “my India” because this India is distinct in many ways from the India experienced by…
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Noted on March 21, 2011 | By Giustina Pelosi in
By Shandin Rickard: Oregon State University student interning with the Fulbright Educational Advising Center in Bucharest, Romania
Culturally, Americans are like the White Rabbit in Disney’s rendition of Alice in Wonderland: “No time to say hello, goodbye! I’m late I’m late I’m late!” Punctuality; organization; dependability; professionalism. In the United States these words reflect the way we perceive the relationship between time and behavior; the way an individual structures and prioritizes his/her time is taken as an indication of his/her essential characteristics. In…
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Noted on March 14, 2011 | By Giustina Pelosi in
Written by Emily Wilson: University of Oregon undergraduate student in the News and Journalism program. Click here to view original article.
An undergraduate student who interned in India came home with “a new reason to keep on learning” after spending five months working with organizations dedicated to preventing second-generation sex trafficking and HIV/AIDS.
Ashleigh Zosel-Harper, a planning, public policy and management (PPPM) and nonprofit administration undergraduate, presented her study, “Rural HIV/AIDS and Urban Sex Trafficking,” to a team of judges and fellow study- and internship-abroad participants in Eugene.…
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Noted on March 1, 2011 | By Giustina Pelosi in
We had outstanding Spring 2011 term applicants for the IE3 Scholarship; however, the following four students stood out amongst their peers. The IE3 Scholarship is awarded to interns with demonstrated financial need and academic excellence. In fulfillment of this award, scholarship recipients must document their experience with both a written and visual submissions. We look forward to sharing with you updates of their successes. If you have questions regarding the IE3 Scholarship, please contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) (IE3 Program Coordinator).
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Noted on February 28, 2011 | By Giustina Pelosi in
By Megan Simpkins: University of Oregon student and IE3 intern working with Child Family Health International in Bolivia.
This was my second week at Hospital San Lorenzo.
A little boy and his mother in the Pediatric consultorio. If you notice, he is wearing girls' shoes.
Two nurses. The one that I spend more time with is on the right.
Here is a typical "carnet", identification pamphlet, for a child (a little girl…
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