Post date: Nov 21, 2016 5:57:33 AM
Speaker #2 ________
College credits
7-10 packed into a Toyota car for class
Trips to the beach
"Going to D.R. was like being around a bunch of people just like me"
Speaker #3)_________
Being around family you've never met
Some people weren't nice, they were being ignorant about the idea (outsiders)
Speaker #4____Shay Hubbs - Ghana Africa
Nursing Major
Gone for entire month of July
Delivered two babies there
Learned the difference between American and African women
ex. Giving birth
Sometimes would have to catch a taxi
Had to bargain and negotiate with Taxis cause she was American
Worked sometimes in the morning and night at the hospital
Traveled to the beach
Museums, Slave Museums, Monuments
Her "mom" cooked for her everyday, made her feel at home
Majority were White people in the African country
Meet new people, Embrace!!!
Heard animals outside when sleeping
Bucket showers outside (birdbath)
Sandy
Speaker #5 Khasim Nasir - Thailand
Felt like a celebrity as an African American
People wanted to take pills with him
Fun
Made friends
Enrolled in Thai school; this made the experience different
Ex. Took calculus and English
Went to Thailand through "KDI"
KDI- Doesn't let you stay with families
Stayed with a "Hill Tribe" - (Almost like Omish people in P.A.)
Went through Gillman's Scholarship
(+) -Personal experiences (Food) $
(+) -Plane Ticket $
Speaker #6 Nicole Preston - Portugal, Spain
Finance
Spent 4 weeks there
Close to Africa
Things were happening in Africa ( - )
Was accused of being African until they found out she was American
Crazy, Unique, Foreign foods
Vera Heins Scholarship
Learned about what other people see
People of Spain accused Americans of being too spoiled
"America is big, make that move."