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Moving Forward But Not Leaving Chile Behind
This post is part of an ongoing series of blog entries by Anjie D (FG3), a Junior at Barnard College writing about her experiences studying abroad in Chile. Here's an excerpt of her latest musings.
(Part 2 of my post-study-abroad entry.)
2. Things Aren’t So Bad Here After All.
Yes, I did (and still do) have a pretty bad case of reverse culture shock. But I’m getting over it. Really, I am.
Stuck in Reverse?
This post is part of an ongoing series of blog entries by Anjie D (FG3), a Junior at Barnard College writing about her experiences studying abroad in Chile. Here's an excerpt of her latest musings.
I’m back in the USA and have been for a little over a month. Does that mean I’ve readjusted to life here? Yes, but not completely.
Que Le Vaya Bien, Chile; You Will Be Missed
This post is part of an ongoing series of blog entries by Anjie D (FG3), a Junior at Barnard College writing about her experiences studying abroad in Chile. Here's an excerpt of her latest musings.
The time has come to say goodbye to the great nation that has hosted me for the past semester. I can honestly say that because of my experiences in (and around) Chile I will be returning to the U.S. a slightly different person. And I think that slightly different person is an improvement upon the former Anjie who existed before.
Fighting for the Dream
Fighting for the Dream
By First Graduate College Student Einar Sevilla
Article originally published in The Guardsman, City College of San Francisco's daily paper.
Twenty-year-old Raul Barrera says graduated high school with a 3.8 GPA and is a dedicated employee, but he barely makes ends meet.
The Saddest Part is Seeing the End Coming
This post is part of an ongoing series of blog entries by Anjie D (FG3), a Junior at Barnard College writing about her experiences studying abroad in Chile. Here's an excerpt of her latest musings.
It is impossible to believe: I have already been in Chile for a little over 13 weeks. I had a website do some math for me (seeing as my own math skills are hardly up to par with such a task), and my time here so far is equal to 96 days, or three months and four days, or 2,304 hours, or 138,240 minutes.
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Presentations of Learning 2011
Recently First Graduate's high school students delivered
Presentations of Learning (POLs) to
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Studying Abroad in Chile by Anjie D
This post is part of an ongoing series of blog entries by Anjie D (FG3), a Junior at Barnard College writing about her experiences studying abroad in Chile. Here's an excerpt of her latest musings.
My name is Anjelais (Anjie for short) and I am leaving San Francisco, CA for Chile in five days. I could not feel more simultaneously prepared and unprepared for this journey.
A Perspective: Being a College-Bound Freshman by Kelly
Name: Kelly Jimenez
Age: 18
Hometown: San Francisco
College you'll be attending in the fall: City college of San
Francisco
Intended major: Sociology
Q: What made you want to go to college?
A Perspective: Being a College-Bound Freshman by Denis
Name: Denis
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
College you'll be attending in the fall: San Francisco State
Intended major: Biology
Intended career: Not sure yet but something in the medical field
Excerpt taken from article in GOOD, "Beating the Odds: First-Generation College Students Prepare for Freshman Year." Read the full article online at http://bit.ly/p6CPXC.
Q: What made you want to go to college?
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