Young, Gifted and Abroad: Recent Episodes
Young, Gifted and Abroad
"Perspectives on studying abroad from past and present students of color." A bi-weekly interview podcast created and hosted by Danielle G., a former student herself. www.younggiftedandabroad.com
Danielle here. Been a while, right? Well here's a mashup of intro snippets from all the Young, Gifted and Abroad episodes that I released in 2022 and 2023. My Christmas Eve treat to y'all, which this time includes a tribute to my grandpa, Roger Conwell, Jr. Happy listening! RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: http://tinyurl.com/y59wwwynFree Palestine/Ceasefire Today resources: https://ceasefiretoday.com/BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.comwww.younggiftedandabroad.comBackground music:"Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR(https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute)
Gabrielle LaRochelle (The New School Eugene Lang alum/Université Paris Cité master's degree candidate) touches on studying in Indonesia and Brazil, and shares about moving to Paris for graduate school.Gabrielle's IG: @_.sunflxwerGabrielle's Twitter: @__sunflxwerRESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: https://tinyurl.com/bdcw4wp4BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.comwww.younggiftedandabroad.comBackground music:"Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR(https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute)"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR(https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Abbi Crutchfield (Georgetown University alum)discusses studying in France and Italy, and switching from foreign service studies to a career in stand-up comedy.Abbi's Twitter: @curlycomedyAbbi's IG: @curlycomedyRESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: https://tinyurl.com/k35b8s76BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.comwww.younggiftedandabroad.comBackground music:"Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR(https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute)"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR(https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
THE HIATUS IS OVER FOR REAL, FOR REAL! In episode 101, Marlisa Granderson (University of Michigan alum/Michigan State University medical student) discusses discovering her passion for pediatrics and researching women and children's health in Jamaica.Marlisa's IG: @marlisa_nicoleMarlisa's cake business: cakezbypound.comRESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: https://tinyurl.com/47p6zyw7BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.comwww.younggiftedandabroad.comBackground music:"Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR(https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute)"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR(https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Happy Juneteenth, y'all! Today's also Young, Gifted and Abroad's 5th anniversary! Since the podcast has been on hiatus for a year, I (Danielle) figured I had some checking in to do. Hear all about what's been up with me, what's up with the pod, and what song from a musical helped me get by. (Spoiler: Young, Gifted and Abroad is coming back! On a monthly release schedule! in July!)Intro (0:00-1:21)The Good (1:21-7:58)The Not So Good (7:58-10:33)Going Monthly (10:33-15:47)BLOG for this episode: tinyurl.com/9w7dk3s3BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.comwww.younggiftedandabroad.comBackground music:"Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR(https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute)"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR(https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Happy Juneteenth! Today is also Young, Gifted and Abroad's 4th anniversary, and we're celebrating reaching 100 episodes too! So I (Danielle) made this special anniversary episode to reflect and express gratitude before going on hiatus until 2023.
Intro/Juneteenth (0:00-6:20) Gratitude (6:20-11:24) 4th Year Guests (11:24-20:14) Previous Guests/Kayla Interviews Me (20:14-1:05:13) My Final Thoughts (1:05:13-:1:15:06)
BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/39Fhrnp
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com
Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute)
"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
This is the 100TH EPISODE of Young, Gifted and Abroad! And as the 100TH GUEST, Reilly Conwell (University of Cincinnati student, also Danielle G.'s cousin)discusses going on an educational tour of Europe in high school.
Reilly's design portfolio: reilly-conwell.com Reilly's IG: @_reilly.c_
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3mLM5P5
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com
Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute)
"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Yllah Okin (University of Kinshasa alum/University of Tsukuba alum and PhD student) discusses moving from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Japan for her master's in environmental sciences.
Yllah's YouTube: youtube.com/c/Crazyllah Yllah's IG/TikTok: @Crazyllah
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3aRc0SN
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com
Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute)
"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Horea (University of Ottawa alum/Konkuk University graduate student) shares about studying film and being a plus-size model in South Korea.
Horea's YouTube: youtube.com/c/HOREAxox Horea's IG/TikTok: @horeaaaaaaaaaa
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3yWcFw1
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com
Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute)
"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Justin Black (Western Michigan University alum) discusses studying abroad 5 times (South Korea, Dominican Republic, Senegal, Hong Kong, South Africa) and creating a brand new program to East Africa.
Justin's website: re-definingnormal.com Justin's IG/TikTok: re.definingnormal
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3N4jiA7
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com
Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute)
"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Naledi Makhene (Michigan State University/Arizona State University alum) discusses volunteering in Mexico, studying in England, and interning in South Africa.
Naledi's cavapoo's IG: @soleilthepup
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3Lq5rDV
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com
Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute)
"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Natasha Rodriguez (University of Maryland College Park alum) shares how she managed to study in Italy, Guatemala, and Costa as an undergrad student and young mom.
Natasha's website: journeymom.com Natasha's IG: @journey.mom
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3DQqsoj
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com
Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute)
"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Kendra Okereke (Syracuse University alum) discusses her unfortunate experience with racism while studying in Prague, and how she bounced back to become an avid solo traveler.
Kendra's TikTok & IG: @Ken10hollywood Kendra's Linktree: linktr.ee/Ken10hollywood
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3IqOHu5
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com
Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute)
"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Adrianne George (American University/Boston University Brussels alum) talks about working as a student in the UK, studying in Belgium as a grad student, and being a long-term resident in Sweden.
Black Women in Europe Podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwie Black Women in Europe Linktree: https://linktr.ee/blackwomenineurope
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3hNAOLB
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com
Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute)
"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Christina Presmy (Florida A&M University/Florida Atlantic University alum, Webster University Ghana student) discusses the differences between studying abroad in Accra, and living there now as a grad student and Rangel fellow.
Christina's blog: beingchristinajane.com Christina's IG: @beingchristinajane
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3saP8Uf
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com
Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute)
"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Christen Richardson (Michigan State University/University of Michigan alum, USC Gould Law student) discusses studying public policy in London and marketing/international business in Barcelona.
Christen's IG: @christenrich
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3gxy9VE
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com
Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute)
"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
As of last week, Young, Gifted and Abroad has reached its 90th episode! To celebrate this milestone of having released another 10 episodes, it's time for me (Danielle) to check in with y'all via a brand new edition of "Ten Cents"! Wherein I discuss my goal for YGA in this first half of 2022, underrated forms of support, and why people need library cards.
Reflection (0:00-9:03) Gratitude (9:03-14:30) Lesson/Advice/Recommendation (14:30-19:54)
BLOG for this episode: https://bit.ly/3AN6F7A
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com
Background music: "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
For our 90th (!!!) episode, Kirsten Keels (Princeton University alum) discusses using her Fulbright fellowship to live in Seoul and research the connections between Black people, Black music, and South Korea.
Kirsten's IG: @k_keeels Kirsten's TikTok: @k.keels
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3KBRvXo
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com
Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute)
"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Happy New Year! In the first episode of 2022, Tamara Walker (University of Pennsylvania/University of Michigan alum) discusses her high school trips to Mexico and France, her college research project in Argentina, and her Fulbright/PhD dissertation research in Peru.
The Wandering Scholar/Why We Wander Podcast: thewanderingscholar.org The Wandering Scholar IG: @thewanderingscholar
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3r85sUe
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com
Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute)
"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Happy Christmas Eve, from me (Danielle) to y'all! Since it's been another two years, here's a mashup of intro snippets from all the Young, Gifted and Abroad episodes I put out in 2020 and 2021 (eps. 51-88). I hope it brings you as much laughter and good feeling as it brought me while I was editing it together. Be back in January 2022!
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3J9voHf
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com
Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute)
In the final episode of 2021, Nia Alexander (Virginia Commonwealth University/VCUarts Qatar alum) shares about studying art in multiple countries, including earning her MFA in Qatar. See y'all in January 2022!
Nia's art: niaalexanderart.com Nia's blog: blkgirlsabroad.com Nia's IG: @blkgirlsabroad
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3mXlaRc
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com
Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute)
"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Genie Dawkins (University of Maryland alum) recounts the three-week student exchange trip she went on to Senegal and Morocco when she was in high school, in addition to traveling with her family as an adult.
Genie's website: theparentingcipher.com Genie's IG: @theparentingcipher
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2ZxV3an
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com
Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute)
"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Farrah Hasnain (George Washington University alum/International Christian University student) shares about how teaching English in Hamamatsu led to her becoming a writer, researcher, and grad student in Tokyo.
Farrah's Twitter/IG: @farrahakase
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2X5t5Se
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com
Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute)
"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Tendiso Mashonganyika (Edinburgh Napier University/Philipps University of Marburg alum) shares about moving from Zimbabwe to Edinburgh and Frankfurt for undergrad, and finding her place after moving to Marburg for grad school.
Tendiso's IG: @misstendie Tendiso's TikTok: @mueradolphin
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3m9YtHI
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com
Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute)
"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Brittany J. Thurman (Kingston University London/Carnegie Mellon University alum) discusses studying theatre in London, and how that led her to becoming an author of children's literature.
Brittany's website: brittanythurman.com Brittany's Twitter: @janeebrittany
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3tHAAKZ
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com
Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute)
"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Bijoun Eric Jordan (New York University alum) discusses doing a gap year in Spain, and taking high school students on educational trips to Spain, Japan, and South Africa through his initiative called Brownsville Abroad.
Eric's IG: @so.they.can.fly Brownsville Abroad's IG: @fdavii_ic Brownsville Abroad's GoFundMe: bit.ly/38u239n
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3kOEJsD
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com
Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute)
"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Jessica Pryde (Washington University in St. Louis alum) shares about studying Italian in the Tuscan city of Arezzo, and also explains why romance novels have something for everyone.
Jessica's Twitter: @jessisreading Jessica's website: jessicapryde.com
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/37RrNfs
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com
Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute)
"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
April Jackson (Art Institutes International alum), former host of Jinjja Cha Podcast, dishes about teaching English in South Korea for two years and then returning to study Korean in Seoul.
April's IG/Twitter/TikTok: @april_jay88 April's website: sweetxaesthetic.com
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3jeLUJM
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com
Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute)
"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Juneteenth has come around again, which means it's also time to celebrate 3 years of Young, Gifted and Abroad! Join Danielle as she reflects, shares guest responses to two very important questions, plays this podcast's trailer, imparts a lesson she's learned, and offers surprising film/book recommendations!
Announcements/Juneteenth (0:00-7:27) Reflection/Guest Responses/Pod Trailer (7:27-21:28) Thanks (21:28-34:26) Lesson/Recommendations (34:26-44:57)
BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3vI6V3R
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com
Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute)
"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
This is our 80th episode! In it, Jazmin Bjorlie (Grand Valley State University alum) discusses how studying education in the Netherlands opened up her world and changed her career plans.
Jazmin's IG: @jazbjorlie
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3bBwegA
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com
Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute)
"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Wendy Cheung (UC Berkeley alum/UC San Diego grad student) discusses educational equity and studying abroad in Spain, Senegal, France, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand.
Wendy's IG: @wendyycheung
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2QQlnIK
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com
Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute)
"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Edward G. Young III (University of Wisconsin-Whitewater alum)shares how studying in Egypt set him on the path toward teaching abroad for years and visiting over 50 countries.
Edward's website: rebornstronger.com Edward's IG/Twitter: @e3motivates
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Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute)
"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Concepción de León (Grinnell College alum) talks about spending a semester each in Hangzhou and Madrid back-to-back.
Concepción's Twitter: @bycdl Concepción's IG: @missconcepcion
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Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute)
"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Patrick Easley (Washington University in St. Louis alum), discuses studying in Shanghai twice, traveling the world for over a year, and being a grad student in Berlin.
Patrick's IG/Twitter: @DoesItSoEasley Patrick's blog: patrickeasley.com
Asian Americans Advancing Justice ATL: https://www.advancingjustice-atlanta.org/ Red Canary Song: https://www.redcanarysong.net/
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Tiera DiGiorgio (University of Georgia/Old Dominion University alum) discusses studying German in Germany, being a volunteer camp counselor in Russia, and working as a study abroad advisor.
Tiera's Twitter: @tdigiwrites Tiera's IG: @digiorgiotiera
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Dai'jah Todd (Grand Valley State University alum) discusses living in Osaka for a year to study Japanese language and film.
Dai'jah's IG/Twitter: @_DaiLaSoul_ Dai'jah's YouTube: DaiLaSoul
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Christine Job (University of Georgia alum) shares about studying Spanish in Valencia, living in Barcelona, and showcasing Black women expats.
Christine's podcast: flourishintheforeign.com Christine's IG: @flourishforeign
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Tura Dover (Illinois State University/University of Illinois alum) shares about taking a library & information science seminar in Dublin and Berlin.
Tura's IG: @2radovah
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
In this first episode of 2021, Sho Nakashima (Michigan State University alum) discusses doing a drug policy internship in Toronto and later relocating to Tokyo.
Sho's IG: @mecha.bb
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Happy New Year! Figured I'd kick off 2021 by finally making a trailer for Young, Gifted and Abroad.
Traveling might not be advisable right now, but we can still share stories in the meantime! Young, Gifted and Abroad returns on Tuesday, January 12th!
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We've reached another 10 episodes with episode 70, which means it's celebration/check-in time! Listen to me (Danielle) talk about disbelief, taking a break on better terms than last year, all the people I appreciate, and the two lessons I've learned during this most recent stretch. See y'all in 2021!
Reflections/Thoughts (0:00-9:09) Thanking Y'all (9:09-16:06) Two Lessons (16:06-26:52)
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Background music: "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Our last guest of 2020, AJ Joyce discusses sailing the Atlantic Ocean and visiting 10+ countries with Semester at Sea.
AJ's IG: @ajsoreel AJ's podcast: shessoreel.com
"ANIMALIA" featuring Danielle as Raven/Corbeau: (https://ochentastudio.com/ochenta-stories/2020/10/15/animalia)
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Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute)
"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Amanda Oumiya (Georgia Southern University alum) shares about studying in Nagoya, which led to her teaching in Japan and starting a family there.
Amanda's IG: @kilamamaxoxo Amanda's podcast: feedyallpodcast.podbean.com
Danielle's Black Girl Film Club/Lion King feature: (https://soundcloud.com/blackgirlfilmclub/episode-53-the-lion-king-1994)
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Aijalon Wallace (Eastern Michigan University/University of Sydney alum) shares about studying in the UK, backpacking through the rest of Europe, and then earning his business degree in Australia.
Aijalon's YouTube channel: Aijalon Wallace Aijalon's IG: @aijalon_wallace
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
YeSeul Kim (Massachusetts Institute of Technology alum) shares about studying urban planning and anthropology for a semester in Brazil, South Africa, and Vietnam.
YeSeul's website: yeseulmkim.com YeSeul's podcast: serendipitystories.co
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Paige Mariah (Hampton University/University of Greenwich alum) shares about studying strategic marketing in London and now being a London-based YouTuber/digital content creator.
Paige's YouTube channel: Paige Mariah Paige's IG: @paige_mariah
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Nicole Brewer (University of Michigan/Ruhr-Universität Bochum alum) discusses teaching abroad in Oman and South Korea, plus pursuing a master's degree in Germany and South Africa.
Nicole's travel blog: iluv2globetrot.com Nicole's IG: @iluv2globetrot
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Sutanya Dacres (University of Hartford alum) shares about studying in Perth, Australia for six months and living in Paris for the past seven years.
Sutanya's podcast: dinnerforonepodcast.com Sutanya's IG: @dinnerfor.one
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Kristin Tellis Quaye (Howard University/FSU College of Law alum) shares about studying law in Ghana, and running an African diaspora-focused travel company called Certified Africa with her husband.
Kristin's IG: @blackwealthesq Certified Africa: certifiedafrica.com
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Gabby Beckford (Virginia Commonwealth University alum) discusses getting a Boren Award to study in Dubai for a year, as well as spreading opportunities around through travel blogging as Packs Light.
Gabby's website: packslight.com Gabby's IG: @packslight
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
It's once again Juneteenth! And now it's Young, Gifted and Abroad's 2nd anniversary! To celebrate two years, host Danielle G. reads listener feedback, does a Q&A, thanks people, and then previous guests answer two important questions. And there's an affirmation at the end for all of us, too!
Shoutouts/Listener Feedback (5:56-13:13) Q&A (13:13-1:08:49) Guest Responses (1:08:49-1:15:23) Thanks (1:15:23-1:21:08) Closing Thoughts/Affirmation (1:21:08-1:26:06)
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Katrina Drayton (Harvard College/Johns Hopkins SAIS alum) shares about serving as a U.S. foreign service officer in Nigeria and Italy.
Katrina's IG: @kndrayton
BREONNA TAYLOR action items: https://msha.ke/30flirtyfilm/ BLACK LIVES MATTER (ways to help): https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Devonna McCarthy (Michigan State University/Webster University alum) discusses studying community development in Tanzania, and being a Peace Corps volunteer in Jamaica.
Devonna's IG: @dumbonem Jam Life Tours on IG: @jamlifetours
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Camille Kauer (North Carolina Central University alum) discusses growing up abroad as a military brat, and the differences she encountered between American and European school systems.
Camille's IG: @therealcamillekauer Camille's Twitter: @ckonair1
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
B. Pagels-Minor (Northwestern University/Robert Morris University Illinois alum) discusses how studying at Oxford fundamentally changed their life and influenced their success.
B.'s website: bpagelsminor.com B.'s IG: @bpagelsminor
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Alec shares about researching the African diaspora in Trinidad and Tobago, Cuba, and Spain.
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Nivi Achanta (UC Davis alum) shares about studying and living with a host family in Lyon, and how that experience inspired her to help people get more informed and civically engaged.
Soapbox Project/Get Schooled Podcast: soapboxproject.org Nivi's IG: @niviachanta
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Photographer/author/brand strategist Zaakirah Muhammad shares about how impactful volunteering in Ghana for two months was for her life and her artistry.
Zaakirah's website + podcast (Living Legacy Podcast): zaakirahnayyar.com Zaakirah's IG: @illuminousone
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
NBee (University of Guelph/University of Greenwich alum) discusses growing up as a third culture kid, and studying/working in various countries as an adult.
NBee's podcast (Cross-polliNation): crosspollination.co
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Dr. Christopher Daniels (Florida A&M University/Howard University alum) talks about taking Black people on group trips to Africa through his organization called Motherland Connect.
Motherland Connect's website: motherlandconnect.org Motherland Connect's IG: @motherlandconnect_
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Kofi Bazzell-Smith (Eastern Illinois University student) discusses going to Japan twice to learn Japanese, study manga, and engross himself in the Japanese boxing scene.
Kofi's IG: @kofi.manga
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Brittany Pruitt (Spelman College alum/Carnegie Mellon Heinz student) talks about moving to Australia for grad school, plus travel blogging/podcasting as Hungry Black Girl Travels.
Brittany's IG: @hungryblackgirltravels Hungry Black Girl Travels podcast: bit.ly/3aKrJyl
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Happy Christmas Eve, from me (Danielle) to y'all! This is a mashup of intro snippets from all 50 episodes so far, and I hope it brings you as much laughter as it did me while I was editing it together. Be back in January 2020!
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"92 Days (Feat. Quick)" by Kristianna (https://soundcloud.com/kristiannasings/92-days-feat-quick)
We've reached 50 episodes, which means it's celebration/check-in time! Some talk about what this milestone means to me, the break I'm taking, what I've learned, and who I'm thankful for! See y'all in 2020!
Reflection (0:00-9:41) Lessons (9:41-18:36) Thanks (18:36-26:52)
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Flor Montero (University of Bridgeport alum) shares about studying in Jordan, being a Peace Corps volunteer in Nicaragua, and supporting her local community in Costa Rica.
Flor's IG: @flor.y.ser
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Neena Rouhani (Michigan State University alum/Northwestern Medill student) discusses taking a gap year to do community service in El Salvador.
Neena's IG: @neenaroe
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Camille Eddy (University of Idaho student) discusses leaving the country for the first time to speak at an AI conference in Budapest.
Camille's blog: hellocami.com Camille's Twitter: @iamcamilleeddy
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Michelle Jackson (University of Rochester/CU Denver alum) discusses studying in France and Argentina, plus the travel hacks she's learned as a personal finance content creator.
Michelle's IG: @michelleismoneyhungry / @squarestateco
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Taylor Jones (University of Alabama alum) fondly reflects on doing sports research for three weeks in Australia.
Tiffany's IG: @black.sunflower_ / @justbeateaco
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Tiffany Heard (Cal State Long Beach/Howard University alum) discusses studying in Ghana and South Africa, her other travels, and what it's like being a travel blogger.
Tiffany's blog: Sweet Tiffy's Inspirations (tiffany-travels.com) Tiffany's IG: @sweettiffys
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Jasmine Rainer (Georgia State University student) discusses going to The Bahamas to learn about environmental science.
Jasmine's IG/Twitter: @boujaeeee Danielle's book blog feature: bit.ly/2ZYUhhz
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Peter Burroughs (Michigan State University alum) discusses learning about the gaming and tech industries in Japan and South Korea.
Peter's website: kairosmith.com Peter's IG and Twitter: @kairosmith
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Ralph Paulk (Michigan State University alum/Indiana University MBA student) shares about doing business consulting with other MBA students in Thailand.
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Nenna Maduko (Michigan State University alum) shares about studying Chinese language and culture in Harbin for a summer.
Nenna's IG: @nennamaduko
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
It's Juneteenth! And it's Young, Gifted and Abroad's 1st anniversary! To celebrate, host Danielle G. thanks many people and previous guests answer two important questions. Lorraine Hansberry is mentioned, as usual. The Golden Girls and Destiny's Child are sung.
Thanks (3:22-30:41) Guest Responses (30:41-47:45) Closing Thoughts/Advice: (47:45-57:49)
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Closing out our first year with Jo Brooks (Michigan State University/Yale University alum), who has traveled to all seven continents of the world.
Jo's IG: @jo_muffin
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Nailah Brown (Michigan State University alum/Brunel University student) shares about studying French in France, teaching English in South Korea, and pursuing a psychology-related Master's degree in London.
Nailah's IG: @nailahbisou
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Tiffany Green (University of Connecticut/Howard University alum) shares about her career and travels working as a counselor for a globe-traveling high school.
Tiffany's IG: @tiff_tastic1 Tiffany's website: Uprooted.me The Uprooted Pocast's FB page: The Uprooted Series
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Sean A. Watkins (Michigan State University alum) discusses living in Brazil in high school, doing an internship in Cape Town, and merging media with social justice on an international scale.
Watkins Agency of Joy: agencyofjoy.com Watkins Agency of Joy IG: @agencyojoy Sean's IG: @seanieboyy
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Gina Williams (Cornell College alum) discusses studying and working in Korea for the past five years, as well as giving travel grants to women though Gina International Travel Organization.
Gina's IG: @gina.international Gina's non-profit website: ginainternational.org
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Alhia Harris (SUNY Old Westbury/Lehman College alum) discusses studying business in Hong Kong, as well as the study abroad scholarship she's offering through Diverse International Women of Color (D.I.W.C.) for summer 2019.
Alhia's IG: @halhia Diverse International Women of Color IG: @d.i.w.c
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Professor Lori L. Tharps (Smith College/Columbia University alum) shares about doing a cultural exchange program in Morocco and spending a year as a university student in Spain.
Lori's IG: @myamericanmeltingpot Lori's website: myamericanmeltingpot.com
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Poet/screenwriter/visual storyteller Zuri McWhorter shares about touring Western Europe with her high school band class, and studying literature as a college student in Ireland.
Zuri's IG: @zurimcwhorter Zuri's portfolio website: zuri.ink
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Amy Hoang (San Francisco State University alum) discusses studying social welfare in South Korea and doing volunteer child development work in South Africa.
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Sahar Mahmood (Michigan State University alum) shares about moving to the U.S. from Afghanistan, doing internship/volunteer work in South Africa and Mexico, and taking high school students on international learning trips.
Sahar's IG: @sahari.mahmood Sahar's FB: Sahar Mahmood Sahar's Twitter: @spartysahari
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
We've reached 30 episodes, which means it's check-in time! Some Black History Month talk, reflecting on changes, and thanks all around from your host, Danielle G.
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Isabelle Masado (Michigan State University alum) shares about moving from Cameroon to the U.S. as a teenager, studying in Ghana, and engaging in women and youth focused work in Senegal.
Isabelle's IG: @bellahappyfeet Isabelle's FB: Isabelle Masado
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Fay Miller (Kentucky State University/Bellarmine University alum) discusses studying business in Paris.
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Happy New Year! Glad to be back! In this first episode of 2019, Stacy discusses studying global public health in Kenya, India, South Africa, and Brazil.
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Kevin Chung (University of Michigan alum) discusses his time studying sustainability in Copenhagen, in this final episode of 2018. Thank y'all so much for listening! See y'all in January 2019!
Kevin's IG: @misterkchung
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Meagan Shokar (University of Michigan alum) shares about teaching in Hawaii, as well as volunteering in Tanzania and the Dominican Republic.
Meagan's IG: @ms.shokar
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Leticia Gittens (Michigan State University alum) discusses studying abroad in Mexico, France, and Italy.
Leticia's IG: @lngtime Leticia's YouTube channel: Leticia N. Gittens ("LNGtime")
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Sharon Myladoor (Oakland University alum) shares about teaching financial literacy as a volunteer in Panama, and about working in India for 3 months.
Sharon's IG: @sharebear431 / @sharonmyladoor Sharon's FB: Sharon Myladoor
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Avani Mehta (Oakland University/SDA Bocconi alum) shares about getting her master's degree in Italy.
Avani's IG: @avanimehtaxo Avani's FB: Avani Mehta
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Ande Hubbard (Central Michigan University alum) discusses studying abroad in South Korea, which led to her returning to live and work there as a teacher.
Ande's FB: Ande Hubbard Ande's blog: journeytokorea2013.blogspot.com
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street (ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Dory Sherrod (Arizona State University alum) talks tour bus life, ethnohydrology, racism, and natural beauty in New Zealand.
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street (ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
We've reached 20 episodes! Which means another round of reflection, gratitude, and updates from your host, Danielle G.
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Jenny Zhang (University of Michigan/Northwestern University alum) discussing studying Japanese language in Kyoto and Japanese literature in Tokyo.
Jenny's Twitter: @jennygzhang Jenny's Instagram: @jennygzhang Jenny's website: jennygzhang.com
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street (ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Marlee Sherrod (Michigan State University alum) discusses her time studying politics and society in Turkey.
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street (ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Gerena Walker (Michigan State University alum) discusses studying away in Washington, D.C. and studying abroad in London and Sri Lanka.
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street (ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Salem Joseph (Michigan State University alum) shares about her experience studying film for a summer in London.
Salem's IG: @its_saa_lehm
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street (ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Sylvia Sturgis (Eastern Michigan University, Concordia University, and Oakland University alum) discusses going to Japan as an educational researcher, and then returning to Japan to facilitate a middle school exchange trip.
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street (ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Varsha Koduvayur (Michigan State University alum) discusses studying abroad in Morocco twice through the Arabic Language Flagship Program.
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street (ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Brian Batayeh (Michigan State University/Emory University alum) discusses being an intern in South Africa, working in refugee health in Lebanon, and visiting his family in Palestine.
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street (ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Kenya Williams (Michigan State University alum), discusses her time living and working in Taiwan as a teacher for the past 5 years.
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street (ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Courtney Williams (Central Michigan University alum) discusses her time studying apparel merchandising and design in Paris, France.
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street (ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Justin Gardner (Michigan State University alum) discusses studying comparative healthcare in London, being an international student at Cambridge, and doing public affairs research in Dublin.
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street (ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
To commemorate releasing 10 episodes, host Danielle G. gives a tribute to Lorraine Hansberry, a ton of props to the folks making this podcast possible (including you!), and a little tidbit of advice.
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Alieshia Nunnally (University of Louisville alum) discusses studying Spanish in Panama, as well as studying culture and doing research in Trinidad and Tobago.
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street (ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Ashley Heggins (Michigan State University/Georgia State University alum) discusses studying comparative law in Barbados and international development in Ghana.
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street (ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Sirrita Darby (Michigan State University/University of Michigan alum), discusses studying abroad in Dubai and the Dominican Republic, as well as decolonizing travel through her non-profit organization called Wanderlust Revolution.
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Hope Robinson (Michigan State University alum) discusses moving to London to study at London Film School.
Hope's Instagram: @detroitshope
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Patrick J. Bryant (Benedict College alum) talks about completing his final semester of undergrad at the University of Oxford.
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Singer-songwriter Kristianna Bell (Eastern Michigan University alum) discusses her time doing missions in Bulgaria, Costa Rica, and Kenya, as well as studying art history in Ireland and the UK.
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Irene Li (Michigan State University alum) discusses studying abroad in Japan twice, as an exchange student in high school and then as a language student in undergrad.
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Nyasha Makoni (Michigan State University/Columbia University alum) recounts her journey since leaving Zimbabwe to pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees in the United States, plus studying in France. Dedicated to the memory of Professor Anna Norris.
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Cathy Chow (University of Michigan alum) discusses her multiple stays in Germany, which have included language study, internships, and the Fulbright Program.
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street (ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute
Kayla Bryant (University of Louisville alum) talks about a summer she spent studying social justice in Peru.
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"Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street (ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute
Your host Danielle G. talks about her motivations for starting Young, Gifted and Abroad and what she hopes listeners get out of this podcast. Look forward to the first official episode on Juneteenth (June 19th), 2018!
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