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Jae Goes to Bolivia: The Dragonfly [Part 5]

Jun. 28, 2014—In the mornings I went to the Plataforma to observe the physicians, in the afternoons it was a completely different story as the group went to help at... The Dragonfly

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Jae Goes to Bolivia: Chagas [Part 4]

Jun. 21, 2014—Soon, it was time to get started with the program. I had missed my first two days due to the flight issues but I was all ready to get started. My first week began at "La Plataforma de Chagas" (Chagas Platform)

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Jae Goes to Bolivia: My New Family [Part 3]

Jun. 12, 2014—After a hectic first few days trying to get to Bolivia, I'm finally back on track and ready to get this adventure going.

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Jae Goes to Bolivia: The First Day [Part 2]

Jun. 8, 2014—My first few days of travel and the story of my struggles as I attempt to go to Tarija, Bolivia.

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Jae Goes to Bolivia [Part 1]

Jun. 3, 2014—I'm back. My adventures in Bolivia have come to an end. For the past month I have been staying in the city of Tarija, Bolivia where I have learned about the health care system within the country by observing several Bolivian physicians in both a clinical and hospital setting.

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Roaming the World

May. 11, 2014—We hereby graduated all the seniors on Friday and sent them off to change the world and make Vanderbilt proud. We might have shed a year or two seeing them all grown up. I am certainly not ready for those farewells yet, but I too am going off into the world! This suitcase-living summer is going to be packed with travels to Switzerland, Texas, Ohio, and Maryland, and then back to school we go!

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Study Abroad without Studying Abroad

May. 2, 2014—If you’ve ever spent at least 60 seconds with a college student who has studied abroad, chances are that they told you the story of how (insert country here) changed their life for the better. Reflecting upon my semester in Chicago doing my HOD internship, I’ve realized that I have almost had that same study abroad experience (minus the abroad part, of course). Experiencing a new city gave me the chance to take a step away from Vandy, try out the whole independence thing, and eat some of the best food I’ve ever had.

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My Commons Seminar: How a One-Hour Course Changed My Life

Apr. 13, 2014—An overview of Commons Seminars and my fabulous experience in one this spring.

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Gathering a Drop of Water: A South Africa Summer

Feb. 20, 2014—In preparation for this summer's OACS Global Service project in South Africa, our group met for the first seminar.

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A Farewell Until Fall- Study Abroad at Vanderbilt

Dec. 14, 2013—This afternoon, I helped one of my friends pack up her car for winter break. It wasn’t until I saw Greta’s empty room that I realized she wasn’t going to be here next semester because she is going abroad.

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