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  • Selin Hos '25 RGLP Reflection: Empathy and Love: The Key to Global Dialogue

    May 26, 2023
    Reflection

    One thing that has always intrigued me about how we've built our world system is the way in which we facilitate global dialogue. I've always been fascinated by how such dialogue is able to function — particularly as everyone approaches the conversation with differing experiences and cultural backgrounds. I've always wondered how, for example, I would be able to relate to other individuals from my generation around the world.

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  • Khadijah Bell '24 RGLP Reflection: Communicating Beyond Barriers

    May 26, 2023
    Reflection

    The term "globalism" refers to an ideology that advocates for free movement of people, information, and things across boundaries. While spreading ideas across borders can be beneficial for all parties, there are many challenges that come along with it. The biggest challenge in collaboration with other countries is communication due to cultural difference.

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  • Gretchen Bauman '25 RGLP Reflection: The Importance of Adaptability in Intercultural Contexts

    March 1, 2023
    Reflection

    Adaptability is a willingness to open yourself up to new experiences, despite the potential challenges they might bring. Throughout RGLP, we honed the skill of adaptability. Each session presented a new opportunity for us to demonstrate this skill, whether through traveling to Boston without knowing the itinerary, or learning the art of capoeira, something none of us had tried before.

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  • Benjamin Casanova Shiel '25 RGLP Reflection: Cross-Cultural Adaptation

    March 1, 2023
    Reflection

    Adaptability is the solution to creating greater cohesion across different cultures. Without a willingness to dive into cross-cultural environments head-on, productive conversations that move us forward as one interconnected planet are impossible. Entering multicultural spaces with no preconceived notions is an important first step to adequately engage in these conversations.

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  • Kaia Culotta '25 RGLP Reflection: Embracing the Uncomfortable

    November 11, 2022
    Reflection

    I came into RGLP wanting to push myself out of my comfort zone. But sometimes it's easy to say that, and it's another thing to put it into practice. From our very first session, I was thrust into activities and scenarios I'd never encountered before and could never have imagined.

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