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Alejandra Aguila
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Start Date July 2024 Interests Creative • First-Gen Student • Dog Lover “I came into college not knowing if I wanted to study abroad. I knew I wanted to take advantage of being independent and try new things. IFSA allowed me to visit another continent and such a wonderful place to make unforgettable memories!” Education…
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Stephen Appiah-Padi, Ph.D.
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Biography Dr. Stephen Appiah-Padi is the Director of the Office of Global Education at Bucknell University. He has over 25 years’ experience working with universities and colleges in Canada and the US in faculty and administrative positions. In his current position, he directs Bucknell University’s study abroad programs, including study abroad partnerships and portfolio management,…
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Pilar Aragone
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Start Date July 2024 Interests Cooking • Environmental Awareness • Curious • Reader • Philosophy Enthusiast “It takes courage to study abroad, but this immersive, multicultural experience builds self-confidence, perspective, andempathy.” Education Pilar has studied in a bilingual school for her whole life. After finishing high school, she enrolled medical school. However, she discontinued her…
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Diana Arízaga
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Start Date June 2003 Interests Art Lover • Food Enthusiast • Cook • Love Reading • Traveling • Dogs “After many years in the field with other institutions in the U.S. and abroad, I find IFSA allows me to constantly change, be flexible, creative, challenge myself, and think that anything I can think of, even…
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Jessica Auxier
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Start Date August 2018 Interests Cooking • Traveling • Running • Yoga “I’m a big believer in winging it. I believe that you’re never going to find a perfect city travel experience or the perfect meal without a constant willingness to experience a bad one. Letting the happy accident happen is what a lot of…
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Lara Azzola, Ph.D.
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Start Date January 2012 Interests Dance • History of Art • Espresso Coffee • Strolling • Hiking • Outdoor Activities • India “It is very rewarding to witness how students’ relation with their new environment changes in the course of the semester, when they start understanding difference, embracing diversity and becoming more cultural sensitive/nuanced individuals.”…
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Megan Baker
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Start Date January 2023 Interests Social • Baking • Walking • Travel • Family “I love seeing people reach their true potential in life.” Education Megan graduated from Wellington Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in alcohol and drug studies in 2006. Travel Experience Megan loves travel. In 2010, she spent 12 weeks traveling…
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Heather Barclay Hamir, Ph.D.
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Start Date April 2015 Interests International Educator • Insatiable Learner • Mom of Two • Horse Enthusiast “IFSA brings together the things I love best about education abroad: dedication to enhancing student learning, a passion to change the future through each life we touch, and the enthusiastic, innovative people it takes to achieve both. It’s…
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Logan Beck
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Start Date April 2023 Interests Book Lover • Euchre player • Will Shamelessly Cut a Rug “Whether domestic or abroad, every instance of travel—going to a new place and sharing time with its people—will widen your eyes and shatter your preconceived notions of a place (whether you knew you had them or not). Travel increases…
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Pardip Bolina
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Biography Pardip Bolina is the Associate Director of the Center for Global and Intercultural Study (CGIS) at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. CGIS offers more than 140 study abroad programs in 50 countries, including more than 20 faculty-led programs with which Pardip works closely. Prior to coming to the University of Michigan in 2009,…
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