Experience Project Preservation - 1482 Words

I. Name of Experience: Project Preservation Organization (if applicable): Dartmouth Hillel Location: 10-week study at Dartmouth, 2.5 week service trip to Poland and Greece Dates: Spring 2016 Description of activities: Studied the Holocaust; visited Auschwitz; reconstructed a Jewish cemetery What you learned: I learned that genocide is a highly-organized, step-by-step social and political downward spiral into the depths of human evil. While visiting Auschwitz, I saw people taking selfies throughout the camp. In that moment, I realized that we have been desensitized to human suffering and that conversations about compassion for victims and prevention of such tragedies need to occur if we are to learn the lessons of the Holocaust and other†¦show more content†¦This experience helped me understand where many Russo-American miscommunications and misunderstandings originate. I’ve described my abroad experiences above, so for this section I will concentrate on my experiences with people from different socio-economic and cultural backgrounds than me. For America Reads, I worked with low-income, and oftentimes troubled, students on their social and reading skills. When I was a child, I too was a participant in a similar program. I wanted to give back the time and effort that was given to me when I was young. For BIBO Global Opportunity Inc., I taught English to Japanese students of all ages and educational background. During training we learned about Japanese communication customs and taboos, how to best interact with Japanese students, and how to make them comfortable during lessons. In my primary school, the majority of students were POC, of which a large portion were Somali refugees. Eden Prairie, MN is one of the largest Somali refugee centers in the US. I rode the bus, had class, played during recess with a culturally, racially, ethnically, and economically diverse group of children. I saw my classmates wait at the bus stop without hats and gloves because their parents didn’t know that their children needed them or the family just couldn’t afford warmer clothes. 3. Please list your language skills and level of proficiency. English – fluent Spanish – working proficiency Italian – basicsShow MoreRelatedOne of the primary forces guiding me throughout my life has been a desire to create. As a child I600 Words   |  3 Pagesis that projects be developed in an environmentally sensitive manner, responding to context and climate to reduce energy consumption. In my undergraduate work at the College of Charleston, I aimed to familiarize myself with the current construction methods and techniques that safeguard the historical identities of our communities. 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