The Welcome Table
January 28, 2009
Like Maya Angelou, the staff at Global Youth Village know that food brings people together. So our international cuisine is designed to help open your mind, heart and broaden the palate. Be curious. Read an excerpt of Maya Angelou’s book “The Welcome Table”
Greetings from Rovereto, Italy!
January 27, 2009
Elena Nava, P’92-’93, S’94, writes:
“I’m still doing my PhD. Just entered my last year. I’m working on my PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience, and am currently interested in the plasticity of the auditory system, so basically dealing with the effects of deafferentation caused by deafness and its possible reafferentation through a neuroprosthetic device called cochlear implant. Am still puzzled about what to do then. Maybe I’ll try to get into more clinical aspects, such as working in hospitals with patients with several neurological diseases. I still have a whole year to think about it!
I moved to Rovereto, a small town near Trento, a city in Northern Italy. It’s nice, just very small and with not many social opportunities (especially because I was used to Milan, definitely a huge city compared to this place!). But I’m doing really fine. I met so many new and interesting people, and the things I’m working on are really tough but so challenging and keep my mind fresh!
I haven’t heard from the GYV folks for ages. Wish I could hear from some of them. I only managed to get in touch with a couple of people through Facebook. Marwa Hafez from Egypt, P’92, is married with the man she used to talk me about when I was 15 at Legacy, and has 3 beautiful children.”
Enjoying D.C.
January 14, 2009
Kelli Mansure S’08 things are good in DC. She is slowly picking up more responsibilities at the Quaker meeting house where she work. Her favorite part of the job is when kids’ service trip groups come in and make shambles of their house. Kelli is on the second week of a 20-week half marathon training program, and frequents a really great Buddhist center up near Maryland.
Hello from Cameroon!
January 14, 2009
Anna Stromzand, S’08, is in northern Cameroon. She just finished 3 months of training and is now officially a Peace Corps Volunteer!
Welcome Sebastien Clancy!
January 14, 2009
Sebastien Clancy was born on October 14th. Congratulations Ryan! In addition to being a new dad, and starting at a new, project-based high-school, Ryan is pursuing a master’s in conflict resolution.
