Cultural Awareness Program in Chile!
Our Chile in-country coordinator Paul recently sent in some photos of our latest Cultural Awareness Program (CAP) event! United Planet volunteers Minerva Valdenor and Jenny Fink hosted a CAP event for…
Letter from the Field: The Nepali Life – Part Two
We are always ecstatic when we receive updates from our volunteers in the field. A few weeks ago, we shared Part One of a beautifully written letter from Jeff, who…
The Everyday Ambassador
When you think of the word “Ambassador”, what normally comes to mind? If you asked me ten years ago, before I had ever stepped foot outside my home country, I would have immediately thought: Elite. High-Level. International-Relationship-Manager. An Ambassador is a well-trained professional, responsible for maintaining the good relations that keep our world spinning peacefully! Only a select few ever have the chance to play such a prestigious, influential role in changing the world for the better.
But then something happened that forever shifted my opinion…
Academic Integrity: A Key Cross-Cultural Issue for Chinese Students Overseas?
China has become the No. 1 sending country of international students to American universities. The new trend is that increasingly younger cohorts of students arrive as undergraduates or high schools students, who may find themselves constantly in a cross-cultural zone that demands their adjustment, learning and reflection.
