Field Notes (Blog)
Noted on October 18, 2008 | By Christopher Bennett in
I just returned to Moshi after spending a few days in the Siha Distrcit of Tanzania, between Mt Kilimanjaro and Mt. Meru. Unfortunately, it was cloudy most of the time so I didn't get a good glimpse of the mountains. But apart from that, it was a fantastic visit.
I was warmly welcomed by the parents of UO alum and employee Cleven Mmari. Their comfortable home in Lawate village was the jumping off point for two days of meetings.
I first visited three of the area secondary schools, Siha and Oshara, where we have sent interns…
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Noted on October 14, 2008 | By Christopher Bennett in
Greetings from Moshi, Tanzania, where I arrived on Sunday and am now celebrating the national holiday honoring the country's founder, Julius Nyerere. Last week I had a terrific visit with our friends at the East African Center for the Empowerment of Women and Children (EAC) north of Mombasa, Kenya. Having sent so many students there in the past few years, it was great to see the programs first-hand and get a feel for the village and the people. I feel very good about the security situation in that part of Kenya and look forward to seeing our students return to…
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Noted on October 10, 2008 | By Natanya in Environment,
I received this email from our contacts in Ecuador. -Monya Lemery, IE3 Latin America Director
Monya, I really will appreciate if you help us to promote the Guandera Station. We are facing a very big problem because there are not enough interns and volunteers going there. In the U.S., they receive the information that this area is dangerous because it is near the border with Colombia. Our Guandera Biological Station is very far away from the border and we have never had any problem there. All of the conservation projects have stopped because of this incorrect information. People are very…
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Noted on October 9, 2008 | By Natanya in
IE3 Regional Director, Monya Lemery, and IE3 Program Assistants Giustina Pelosi and Julia Michaels were at Oregon State University on Thursday, October 9th for the OSU Education Abroad Fair! They spoke with many bright and enthusiastic students about opportunities to intern abroad. The OSU campus advisor, Teppei Hayashi, will be busy advising many pre-med, pre-veterinary medicine, public health and engineering students who are seeking an international work experience. They were also pleased to see a strong interest in Africa and Latin America.
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Noted on October 8, 2008 | By Cynthia Engel in
Regional Directors Monya Lemery and Cynthia Engel joined forces again and met with students at the PSU study abroad fair on Wednesday in Portland, Oregon. They were greeted with enthusiastic group of students interested in taking advantage of our international internship options - particularly in international development. Many students had self-arranged connections and were pleased to find out they could run their internships through IE3 to obtain credit and continue moving forward in their academic programs. It appears that Alyse Collins, the Campus Advisor at PSU, will have some talented future applicants! Thanks to PSU and the students for a…
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