What does Global Engagement Mean to Me?
Henry Leighton Wesleyan University Class of 2025
What does Global Engagement Mean to Me?
Henry Leighton Wesleyan University Class of 2025
This category includes written pieces and posts where I reflect on aspects of my identity that impact my frame of reference and implicit bias in how I interact with various spaces and institutions.
Studying abroad in Cuba has made me realize cultural misunderstandings are inevitable, even though I’ve been learning Spanish since kindergarten. Sometimes these interactions may be intimidating, but it’s necessary to take risks to build relationships within your host community. I explored this challenge with a Black classmate at the University of Havana who has lived …
CLS Spark seeks to support students who are motivated and committed to advancing their knowledge of other languages and cultures to support their long-term personal, academic, and professional goals.What interests you about your chosen language and the people who speak it?How will increased language and cultural knowledge help you achieve your long-term academic or professional …
Although the interview I had with the students from the American University in Cairo this week was mostly focused on my own culture and what I could provide to help them with their project, I was nevertheless struck by the ways in which the intercultural experience prompted me to think in ways that I don’t …
Many of the things that were discussed in the article resonated with me. At a time in my sophomore year where many students have already affirmed that they will go to study abroad and are confident about which semester they will spend away, I’ve noticed that often the people I’ve talked to haven’t planned beyond …
I had read Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s book The Thing Around Your Neck and so I thought that I knew that Kenya was not a country unlike America in the industrialized sense. Even so, when I watched Rafiki and the way in which the Kenyan urban environment was portrayed I found myself being subconsciously surprised. I …
What resonated with me throughout this panel were the various ways in which language is expressed even within this small pool of languages. In the Ganju language, the way a conversation is conveyed is equally as important as the words themselves depending on the social status of the individuals involved. When primarily english-speaking people think …
