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Fall 2015, Page 5

Lily’s StoryMap

This is an introductory StoryMap of me that shows my “global citizenship”. With the process of globalization, places are getting nearer and more interdependent on one another. We are all global citizens in this information era, but for me i…

Benjamin’s StoryMap

With over a 90% African-American student population, my high school, University City, is not the most diverse school in the world.  But my lunch table during my senior year was very diverse.  The people at my table were black, biracial, white, and Hi…

Cady Hoffman: StoryMap

In my life and travels, food has become not just a life source but a method of experiencing other cultures and connecting with the world around me. My favorite restaurants around the world have impacted me as a person and informed me about the study of…

Jared’s StoryMap

Hey Everyone!
I hope you enjoy experiencing my StoryMap!  Stay Dry!
Best,
Jared
In some way or another, each of us is a Global Citizen. My particular Global Citizenry is expressed through the World’s Sea Turtles.  Throughout my life I have been fas…

Walid StoryMap

The globalized life that I have today is thanks to the people who have raised me: my father and my mother. My father’s family hails from the oldest group within Mecca. Whereas my mother’s family hails from an old group in Southern Lebanon. …

Mariah Mowbray’s StoryMap

I haven’t traveled much internationally, but the few times I’ve visited other countries have one thing in common: The Sister Cities International program. The Lexington, Kentucky chapter has paired with four locations: Deauville, France; County Kil…

Ellen’s Storymap

In my few short years, I have traveled to (technically) 7 countries, learned a foreign language, and learned to appreciate new cultures and environments. Since a young age I fell in love with traveling, beginning with the trips my family would make in …

Taylor’s Storymap

I believe that traveling is the best way to become a global citizen because it gives you the opportunity to physically, emotionally, and spiritually interact with persons from around the world. This story map will narrate a trip that I took to Grand Tu…

Why International Humanitarian Aid

After I graduate I plan on working in International Humanitarian Aid. I love to travel because I enjoy learning about other people— their histories, customs, languages, cuisine, etc. I have been to a total of 12 countries, both on vacation and servi…

Aaron Parisier’s Global Citizen StoryMap

It is unfortunate that my history as a global citizen has its roots and foundation in the Nazi Invasion of Europe during World War II, where my family has its origins both in France and Poland. Their forced diaspora was the result of the atrocities of …