Global Competency
In today's increasingly interconnected world, global competency is not just a skill, but a necessity. It enables individuals to effectively communicate, collaborate, and problem-solve across diverse cultures and contexts. By fostering an appreciation for cultural differences and a commitment to global citizenship, global competency paves the way for a more harmonious and prosperous global community.
SBM x ITB Winter School (J-Term) 2024
The GLASS Honors Program collaborated with SBM ITB University in Bandung, Indonesia to create a January course on Sustainability and Development in Indonesia . We got the opportunity to learn about Indonesian culture as we spent time with the people touring the pace and learning Indonesian Bahasa. We participated in the Teras Hijau Project, where we taught children in the community English and distributed meals to others in the community with them to demonstrate the importance of giving and taking care of your neighbor to them. We also did company tours to learn more about their industries and traveled around to different parts of the island to learn about the culture and customs.
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Through travel I have also learned a lot about myself. I learned that I love people. I love talking to people, connecting with people, sharing meals with people and everything to do with people. I thoroughly enjoyed living like others and going out of my comfort zone to try different foods and drinks, learn new dances and new languages. There’s something about travel that makes you see how similar yet different we all are. Even through our differences, travel has shown me that at the core and heart of it all, we are human, connected by our shared experiences and emotions.
Pre-health Alternative Break Trip
Last summer I got the opportunity to be a medical intern and shadow in Mount Meru Hospital in Arusha, Tanzania. Over the two weeks I spent there, I worked in the labor and delivery unit during the day and the emergency room and pediatric ward at night. This experience holds special significance to me, and I believe the person I was before the trip and after are two different people.
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Other pre-health students at NYU and I went to Arusha to volunteer in the hospital for two weeks. During day shift, I worked in the labor and delivery room and observed C-sections, delivered 12 babies myself after being trained, assisted stitching a first-degree vaginal tear, and performed the routine postnatal care such as clamping and cutting the umbilical cord and clearing the baby’s airway using nasopharyngeal suction. I worked in the emergency room during night shift and got the opportunity to cannulate patients and administer drugs and fluids, insert a catheter, perform an interrupted suture on a minor injury, learn my ABCs and other procedures done on arrival. Immersing myself in the culture and understanding the people and their stories was a highlight of the trip.
