The first international event of the semester was a festival put on by the International Advisory Committee where we had the chance to meet new international students attending OU this semester. This event included games, performances, and a chance to connect with new people which I thought was really fun. As a student who has …
Presenting at Global Engagement day
As a Global Engagement Fellow, I had the opportunity to share my study abroad experience in Puebla, Mexico, to other fellows at Global Engagement Day. This was a fun opportunity for me as I presented a little about my experience and answered questions to students who were interested in my program, or about Puebla in …
New Zealand’s Response to COVID
https://www.contagionlive.com/view/how-did-new-zealand-control-covid19 New Zealand has become well known for their response to combatting COVID and keeping the case count low. New Zealand was expected to have higher numbers based on tourists from China and Europe, however their border control policies helped to keep that under control. So far, according to Contagion Live “New Zealand had just …
First Person to get the COVID Vaccine in UK
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-55227325 Finally, the COVID vaccine is here! Hearing the story of the first person to receive the vaccine was heartwarming and restored my hope that things will start to go up from here. Margaret Keenan (91 years old) was the first person to receive the Pfizer vaccine. Hearing that she was excited to get the …
Global Brigades Ghana
In May of 2020, I was planning on going to Ghana through global brigades, however with COVID, the trip got cancelled and is not postponed to 2021. Not knowing whether this trip will happen or not, we all met as a group over zoom to discuss any updates as we get closer to the trip. …
NISO Peer Mentor
This semester I decided to become a NISO peer mentor for international students in their first semester at OU. One of my good friends recommended I apply and I am very happy I did. Our jobs as mentors include guiding international students in their first semester and answering any questions they had. Considering the circumstances …
GEF Welcome
At the start of each school year, it is nice to reunite with fellow global engagement fellows, and meet new fellows. This year it was a little bit different meeting over zoom instead of in person. However, it was still a meaningful experience and a good time to share our stories with each other. This …
Current World News
Recently in France, the president has announced a new Jewish center in Paris that represents peace and unity among the Jewish population and other Europeans. France has the largest Jewish population among all of the European countries and this center represents the new future of the two communities. This 10 year project aims to fight …
Climate Change
Climate change is a hot topic right now and is present on an international level. Due to climate change, sea levels are rising a flooding is posing a huge risk on populations that live on the coast. At this rapid rate, many Asian countries are being affected and drastic change to these populations and coastlines, …
Presentation by Paolo Moreira
Last week I was able to attend a presentation led by my Spanish professor. This presentation was about a new piece of writing that he’s working on, where he was inspired by Latin American artwork and historical pieces. This was really interesting because he used the historical aspects from these images as metaphors for different …