My GEM journey
My GEM journey
In this reflection from the introduction to the Global Engagement class, I wrote about a few thoughts I had after watching the movie Crossing Borders. This is a movie about some students from Spain who go to Morocco for a class trip. It explores geopolitical concerns between these two countries and how they may be …
In my Global Engagement Senior Capstone class, we put together a photo compilation of our most significant GEM experiences across the years to tell our GEM stories. This assignment deeply resonated with me, as it gave me the opportunity to reflect on my global engagement journey thus far and to see and hear how people …
In my Global Engagement Senior Capstone class, we were tasked with submitting a meaningful photo from our global engagement journey so far, along with a description. Following this, the class was presented with each person’s image without a description and asked to reflect on what they thought it might mean in the absence of context. …
The Only Difference is Time(Ama Tuffour, 08/1/24, Cape Coast Castle) The Cape Coast Castle was built by the Swedes as a trading post in the 1650s. It was later transformed into a slave fort in 1644 by the British. Following Ghana’s independence in 1957, the Cape Coast Castle now serves as a museum to commemorate …
I attended an event titled Bangla, Belonging & Beyond during the Power of Language Week and took some field notes. Sonaly Mehnaz stood in front of the room with an orange-patterned scarf elegantly draped around her neck. She stared intently at her laptop screen, slightly fidgeting with her trackpad. My eyes were immediately drawn to …
