Today, April 4, 2018, was Global Engagement Day!! I had to opportunity today to go and hear 4 older GEF students talk about their experiences abroad! Their names were Jacob, Robert, Linda & Ben… and the advice that they gave us and the experiences that they shared were truly so encouraging and also very authentic. …
I am writing this sooo late since Mardi Gras was almost 2 month ago (February 13) BUTTTT I had to write about how much fun I had at the French Club’s party for Mardi Gras!! It was so much fun to engage with other French speaking (or attempting to speak French) students about Mardi Gras …
Although this might not seem like an international event worthy of a post… it seriously is what has gotten me most excited. It’s super girly, and not involving a lot of world problems, but this has definitely peaked my interest the most this year… and that is Prince Harry getting engaged to Meghan Markle. I …
Since I was a freshman in high school, I have participated in the French club. And as I am minoring in French in college, I thought it would be SO PERFECT to be able to get to engage with other people interested in the French culture & language! So… as soon as I heard there …
On November 1st I went to the Global Engagement Fellowship info session for being a fellow in college. And it just made me that much more excited! Although it was just really a slideshow and we just sort of talked about what was required of us, it just made everything seem that much sooner! In …
First off… wow. I woke up this morning not expecting any eye opening experiences or events that could possibly make me realize more why I want to be a Medical Missionary and why I wanted to be a part of the Global Engagement Fellowship in the first place- but just that happened. One of my …
Hi!!!!! Being my first blog post, I just wanted to introduce myself!! My name is Abbey Barkley, I am from Houston, Texas and I am so so excited to be a part of the Global Engagement Fellowship! Originally I was a Pre-Med and International Studies major, but decided to switch from Pre-Med to Public Relations…. …