Below you will find our scholar blog posts – they cover a variety of topics, from arriving in the U.S. to interning with a stellar company to post-graduation dreams.
 | Summer 2022 is a whole new adventure for my U.S. education journey. In early March, I got selected as an operation intern at BlueHub Capital, a mission-driven community development financial institution (CDFI) working to build healthy communities where low-income people live and work, based in Boston, M.A. Even though it is a remote job, BlueHub offered me the opportunity to visit the company and explore Boston for a week. As an operation intern, I work closely with the impact team providing support for the Loan Fund project, including infographic design, project research, and other database projects. Remote working gives me a |
 | This summer, I am doing the The Eisenhower Institute Washington summer fellowship. Through this fellowship, I, along with seven other students from Gettysburg College get opportunities to learn and gain a deeper understanding of important U.S. national policy topics and social issues through weekly seminars and field visits. A field trip for the fellows at the Eisenhower Institute Eisenhower Institute weekly seminar Additionally, I’m doing two part-time internships that are based in Washington D.C. One is the MERL (Monitoring Evaluation Research and Learning) internship with Vital Voices Global Partnership. Vital Voices is an international non-profit that works with global women leaders |
 | I can’t believe I’ve just finished my second year at Syracuse University. So much has happened so quickly. I am now a summer program assistant for the SummerStart program and my residents feed my denial of how long I’ve been at Syracuse. They think I’m one of the freshmen, and I haven’t ultimately come to terms with being a junior. Perhaps I feel old or want more years at Syracuse because I’ve enjoyed it so much. It is definitely a combination of both. This blog post will feature some things I enjoyed during the past academic year. Being A Peer |
 | Have you ever wanted to turn back time and remake your decision? Or thinking that maybe you should just give up? If that is the case, then welcome aboard… I believe these feelings repeatedly happen as we encounter changes, challenges, or difficulties. And trust me, I was going through a predicament where I didn’t know if I should really be leaving for the U.S. I probably know what you think of me now, but please bear with me. I may have a life that people are proud of, which is undoubtedly what most students dreamt of having. Getting a full-ride |
| August 6th, 2021 was an unforgettable moment in my life. It was my first time leaving Cambodia. I couldn't believe that I was leaving until I heard the sound of the plane taking off. It seems like just yesterday when I said goodbye to my parents and sisters at the airport. Traveling during the Covid-19 pandemic made me emotionally and physically overwhelmed, but luckily I had two other SHE-CAN scholars, Sokvy and Wuthikah, who accompanied me along the way to the U.S. |  |
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