Hear from three students that traveled to Guatemala this year, Caitlin Hacker, Zack Wegner, and Delana Wilkins all of whom faced challenges in making the most out of their study abroad experiences, both before and during their travels, but they all leaned in to those challenges, and did it anyways.
This episode is for those of you needing some inspiration to push your comfort zone and make the most of it.
This episode is also for those wondering what it means to maintain a new friendship while social distancing. The final segment of this episode is a bonus feature with Caitlin and Delana who met each other at our monthly meetings before the study abroad trip. They chat about what it is like to become friends while studying abroad with a group and how to maintain a new friendship particularly during Covid-19.
LINKS
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Programs at Carpe Diem Education, our series sponsor and for-profit, sister organization, who emphasize education through action and reflection on study abroad/gap year travels…
First Generation Advisors, our sponsor for this episode, who helps first generation businesses build into something their children want to be a part of, develop the strategy their competition did not see coming, create a culture that makes command and control irrelevant, and finally, be the type of leader that makes your mother proud.
What keeps Black students from studying abroad… answered in this article written by Brandon Tensley and featured in the Atlantic. The article goes on to explain why when only 5% of African American students study abroad, it’s a problem for everyone.
‘Travel Tips and Tales from Black students Who Have Studied Abroad‘ is the resource in Delana’s story, that she receives when Delana’s mom and former co-workers worry really gets to her.
They worried that Delana would not be safe traveling, particularly while Black. This e-book is a great resource for navigating travel and international education, which has been dominated historically by middle to upper middle class and white people.
CREDITS
Much gratitude to…
Series Sponsor, Carpe Diem Education
Episode Sponsor, Rick Thomas of First Generation Advisors
Episode Hosts, Rachel Anderholder & Carol John
Guests:
Rick Thomas of First Generation Advisors for chatting with us about the influence his experience abroad and as a Board member with Carpe Mundi have influenced his work with businesses.
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Produced by: Carol John
Theme song: Quasi Motion by Kevin MacLeod
Quasi Motion by Kevin MacLeod - Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4254-quasi-motion - License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Shakedown (A Little Bird Told Me) by jacindae (c) copyright 2010 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/jacindae/25920 Ft: error404!
Straight to the Light (the gratitude mix) by SackJo22 (c) copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/SackJo22/47867 Ft. Snowflake
Christmas On Hold by spinningmerkaba (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/jlbrock44/58753 Ft: speck
