By: Angela Ding, Nursing ’23 Nursing Research in Dublin – Trinity College Dublin, Ireland This summer, I had the opportunity to work with Dr. Amanda Phelan on her project about person-centeredness. The study was part of a larger project called ERASMUS+, which aimed to develop an international curriculum framework for educating future person-centered healthcare practitioners.…
By: Angela Ding, Nursing ’23 Angela (right) with fellow GRIP intern Bella Ozomaro (left) leading alpacas in Ireland. Nursing Research in Dublin – Trinity College Dublin, Ireland I’m not a fan of Tiktok, nor will I ever understand its trends and sounds—but if it weren’t for the lovely tourist community on the platform, I never…
By: Nina Pham, College ’24 Keru, China At Keru, I’m involved in mainly two areas: office projects and leading pre-program sessions for the students who are enrolled in one of the specific social impact courses. For the office projects, each intern is assigned to around three or so areas, it so happens that all of…
By: Haley Tjon, Nursing ’24 Haley at Basilica del Voto Nacional. Manna Project International, Ecuador In my first couple of weeks in Ecuador, I’ve experienced a lot of firsts and surprises. The country is beautiful and its rolling hills and unpredictable weather make it an exciting country to explore. I’ve been able to explore the…
By: Madison Holler, College ’24 Madison enjoying a birthday celebration with her coworkers. PR and Marketing in Bangkok, Thailand When envisioning my first in-person internship for this summer, I thought of tall buildings housing a myriad of coworking spaces, a small cubicle with my name on it, and coworkers that preferred to put their headphones…
By: Chelsea Hipwell, CPHI ’23 Chelsea horseback riding at a local farm during a team-building retreat. Manna Project International, Ecuador The internship experience has been uniquely challenging because of its holistic nature. The structure is both a work-based internship as well as community living, and I’ve found that both of these areas of focus impact…
By: Esther Beren, College ’23 Art by children in the Sangolquí area. Manna Project International, Ecuador My favorite part of my internship experience so far has been spending time with children from the Sangolquí area. Every Tuesday and Thursday, I assist in the level one kids’ English class. The class happens for one hour, twice…
By: Anishka Arseculeratne, GSE ’23 Manna Project International, Ecuador As a graduate intern at MPI in Ecuador, I wanted to work on projects that would enhance my professional capacity and appeal, while making an impact on the local community. For this reason, I was very excited to have been assigned to two important and related…
By: Sinead Knepper, CAS ’24 Sinead at Gyeongbokgung Palace International Development in Seoul, South Korea As I reach the end of my first month in Korea, I thought this would be a good time to reflect on my experience abroad thus far. I wanted to come to Korea so badly on this GRIP program because…
By: Josée Iyonsaba Josée at the Belfast Botanic Gardens, Belfast, Northern Ireland Nursing Research in Dublin – Trinity College Dublin, Ireland This summer, I am working on a project exploring issues related to safeguarding adults at risk of financial abuse. My interest in adult safeguarding began when I learned about elder abuse in an undergraduate…