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  1. Anita Learns About Another Culture, and Herself

    My experience helped me to approach difficult situations with perspective and objectivity.

  2. Joannie of Benin Becomes a Leader

    When the U.S. Embassy in Cotonou nominated Joannie Bewa to attend the International Visitor Leadership Program’s (IVLP) “Young African Leaders” with 19 of her colleagues from across Africa, she jumped at the chance to gain a better perspective of U.S. culture and policy.

  3. Turkmenistan Participant Connects with Disabilities Organizations

    In his home country of Turkmenistan, Ibragim Nurjanov has been a tireless advocate for the well-being of people with disabilities, both as a sports trainer and as a participant in the Democracy Commission. As such, he was a natural candidate for an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) on the topic of “Promoting Disability Rights.”

  4. Learning about Southern Culture in New Orleans

    Global UGRAD Learns about Southern Culture in New Orleans

  5. My Extended Minnesota Family

    Fahmida Zaman sometimes missed her family in Bangladesh during her Global Undergraduate Exchange Program experience. She spent the better part of 2012 at St. Catherine University in Minnesota, well removed from her home. But, she is thankful for the connections she made with professors, her “friendship family,” American and international students, and one very memorable meeting with another Bangladeshi.

  6. Small Actions, Big Impacts in Bangladesh

    "Some boys ran up to me and asked why I was doing this," says Filip. "I explained that I had clean parks and places to play in and for one day I wanted them to have a place like that as well."

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