Category: Global Short Programs
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Arriving into Mumbai to meet ISAC and the rest of the group on the 11th January was slightly confusing due to a café changing name to something else and we didn’t know where to go. We eventually spotted several fellow students and we grouped together and hoped for the best – which was great because…
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11/1/15-24/1/15 During the first week of being in a new and foreign country for the first time I would have never expected to be in such a busy and where times will always delay in a place like India. It’s not a surprise that being unpunctual is a big issue including the train times, waking…
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I recently spent some time in India studying social entrepreneurship and rural markets, and this video chronicles some of the escapade. Enjoy! Ellen Wiltshire Global Short Programs Student
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I have come to know a society established on scientific, geographic and medical discovery. We measure success by pushing and testing our capabilities, hopeful that it will gratify a method for progress. For centuries, success has been about uncovering or discovering an unknown; it is the key to evolution, prosperity and happiness. Travel is a…
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First Few Days – 2nd Dec 2014I knew previously that China has a shady record in regards to hygiene and health standards but it was often re-enforced by friends and family: “don’t drink the tap water”, “make sure to wash your vegetables thoroughly (fear of pesticides and chemicals)”, “beware of mystery meat and fake alcohol”…
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Over the summer break of 2014 I headed to Phnom Penh for a three month internship at the Extraordinary Chambers of the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC). This special Cambodian Court, with the assistance of the United Nations, has been charged with ascertaining the truth behind the alleged crimes committed during the Khmer Rouge regime. When…
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The CRCC 3-Month internship program was definitely a life changing one. It’s one of the best spontaneous decisions I’ve ever made in my life and gave me a chance to finally live away from the family and just do whatever I wanted. PrejudicesBefore going to China I admit I was filled with a pretty weird…
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My name is Hiroki Suyama and in January 2015 I took part in the Bloom Microventures program in Vietnam. I began my trip on the 10th of January two days before the beginning of the program. First stop, Singapore! Entering the mustard coloured interior of the budget airline, Scoot, is what I think marks the…
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Hi my name is Daniel. I was a participant in BUiLD Abroad’s 2015 Summer program in Vietnam with Bloom Microfinance, which assists female farmers in rural areas in northern Vietnam, by providing microloans to help fund entrepreneurial activities. This was my first experience on a BUiLD Abroad trip. The core of the trip involved two…
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From riding shotgun with talkative cab drivers, playing volleyball with the village locals to reminiscing over my journey 63 floors above Hanoi, my Summer BUiLD Program was one not to be forgotten. There have been too many experiences to recount on my 21-day journey but before I formally begin my reflection, I’d like to first…
