Hello everyone, I am Erika Evatt and I am a 2021-2022 Gilman Alumni Ambassador. I completed a virtual internship in Tokyo, Japan during the Summer of 2021. In my last blog, I gave a brief introduction to my online internship… READ MORE →
Morocco, Where Friends Become Family
Hello everyone! My name is Steve Anthony Maravillo and I am a 2021-2022 Gilman Alumni Ambassador originally from the city of San Bernardino, California, but am currently established in The Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada. The Gilman Scholarship was an integral… READ MORE →
Friends From Unexpected Places
Olá Pessoal! Hi y’all! My name is Brandon Penrod (my Brazilian name is Bernardo), and I am a 2021-2022 Gilman Alumni Ambassador. In 2019, I studied abroad on the dynamic island of Florianópolis, off the coast of southern Brazil. In… READ MORE →
Ties That Bind
Hi, my name is Jade and I’m a Gilman Alumni Ambassador for the ‘21-’22 year. I studied and interned abroad in Seoul, South Korea in 2019. When I came back from Korea, the world changed as I knew it. Places… READ MORE →
Snapshots of Bahia
My name is Kashmiere Narie Dotson. I studied Afro-Brazilian Culture and Portuguese in Bahia, Brazil as a Gilman Scholar in 2017. I am now serving as a Gilman Alumni Ambassador and Digital Representative for the 2021-22 cohort year. The Gilman… READ MORE →
Gilman Climate Leaders Virtual and Overseas Seminar Series
Adventure Abroad: An Eye-Opening Journey of Growth
Hello everyone! My name is Andy Wu, and I am a first-generation graduate from Lehigh University. I was fortunate to be awarded the Gilman Scholarship, and I experienced the semester of a lifetime in Hong Kong during the spring of… READ MORE →
Breaking Bread in Jordan
My name is Thomas, and I am a 2021-2022 Gilman Alumni Ambassador from Alabama. I graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2020 with a degree in International Studies and a minor in Anthropology, which is the field… READ MORE →
Generational Impact: A 20-Year Gilman Alumnus Looks Back with Anthony Latta
Listen to podcast here! Anthony Latta joins the podcast for the final episode of 2021. This month marks the end of Gilman’s 20th Anniversary and Anthony reflects upon the life-changing exchange experience he had 20-years-ago. He also takes listeners behind… READ MORE →
DJ! Play “Levels” by Avicii!
My name is Brandon Vanlandingham, and I’m a Gilman Alumni Ambassador from Mississippi State University. In the spring of 2020, I was awarded the opportunity to study abroad at the University of Canterbury (UC) in Christchurch, New Zealand where I… READ MORE →