“My name is Ehler Tha Win, and I am a Karen refugee, born and raised in Mae La refugee camp on the border between Thailand and Burma, or Myanmar…”
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The FIUTS Global Month Photo Contest - a part of UW Global Month - is a weekly opportunity for members of the FIUTS global community to share images from different regions around the world. The first week features North America, and we received beautiful photos taken by photographers from around the world.
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“I consider myself a global citizen. I call all of the places I've lived long enough and built strong attachment with my home.”
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The FIUTS Photo Contest is a weekly opportunity for members of the FIUTS community to share images from around the world. The theme for this week was "sunsets.” Over the past week, we have received photos of thirteen beautiful sunsets from photographers from Angola, Malaysia, Brazil, Colombia, India, South Korea, Hong Kong, and the United States…
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This meal is typical of our pacific coast [in Colombia]. It has mojarra, also known as goatfish, sometimes other types of fish too, coconut rice, plantain mashed, friend and with salt, a fresh green salad and usually and fresh fruit juice. This usually also comes with a fish soup, very delicious….
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The FIUTS Photo Contest is a weekly opportunity for members of the FIUTS community to share images from around the world. The theme for this week was "view outside your window.” Since last Friday, we received photos of eleven stunning views by photographers from India, Taiwan, Vietnam, Australia, Bangladesh, and the United States…
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A group of current students and FIUTS alumni have come together to share what your contribution means to them and the next generation of student leaders to follow….
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I learned so much from the people I went on global getaways with; so much about the disciplines they studied, the cultures they were a part of, and the experiences they chose to share with me.
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Imagine this. You walk into the FIUTS office for work. Your coworkers warmly greet you and tell you something interesting that happened since the last time you saw them. Maybe the printer you were trying to fix magically started working when someone touched it (this actually happened).
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Since 1948, FIUTS has helped build a global community, tied to the Pacific Northwest, in which people are connected through friendship, mutual respect, and a commitment to international understanding. As we celebrate our 70 years, students and alumni reflect on what community, growth, dialogue, leadership, celebration, and connection have meant in their FIUTS experience.
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The Study of the U.S. Institute (SUSI) on Civic Engagement is a program of the U.S Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. This institute is hosted by FIUTS in Seattle each year for 20 undergraduates from southern Africa who spend five weeks developing leadership skills, learning about civic engagement, and preparing to implement projects that benefit their home communities once they return home. Read on for a post by Pelinah about her SUSI project!
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The president of the 2017-2018 FIUTS Student Board, Diana Park, was featured in this video from the University of Washington's Undergraduate Academic Affairs. Diana is from South Korea and recently graduated with a bachelor's degree in Earth and Space Sciences and Oceanography and actively participated in research during her time at UW. You can read more about Diana and the other students featured in the video on the UAA website.
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At the 2018 FIUTS Blue Marble Bash fundraiser on April 27, three inspiring students spoke about their experiences connecting with others through FIUTS programs. We'll be publishing the text of these speeches over the next couple of weeks so that those who couldn't attend the event have a chance to hear what these incredible members of our community have to say.
The following is the text of the speech by Jie Bai, a sophomore studying Public Health from Wuhan, China. Jie is a current member of the FIUTS Student Board.
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Erna Mecavica, who participated in the FIUTS Youth Leadership Program with Bosnia and Herzegovina, writes about her experience volunteering to help refugees in Vienna, Austria…
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The alumni of the Youth Leadership Program with Bosnia and Herzegovina are hard at work using what they learned in the U.S. to do great projects back in their home communities. Here's a blog post about an initiative from four participants in last Fall's program! …
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Later this week, FIUTS staff members will head to Bosnia and Herzegovina to visit with alumni of the Youth Leadership Program. We're looking forward to an amazing reunion with over over 100 participants, as well as a chance to see some of the incredible community service projects that participants have planned and implemented using the skills they learned during their time in Seattle…
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Alumni in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina collaborated on a successful project to help their community. The Bosnia YLP Spring 2014 group. Guest post by FIUTS Youth Leadership Program alumnus Mateo Cocvic…
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Kripa, a FIUTS SUSI alum, has made a documentary highlighting mental health issues: In honor of World Mental Health Day on October 10, Kripa Sigdel from Nepal, an alumna of the FIUTS SUSI program this past summer, created a video on the theme of "Living with Schizophrenia." Read her blog post below on the process of creating the video and what it meant to her…
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Ema, an alumna of the Youth Leadership Program with Bosnia and Herzegovina, shares her incredible experiences organizing a peace and reconciliation course for young people from around the world. Guest Post by Emina-Ema Ibišević…
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Youth Leadership Program alumni in the town of Bijeljina are developing a project that will encourage local kids to go outside and play. Twice a year, FIUTS hosts groups of high school students from Bosnia and Herzegovina who are participating in aYouth Leadership Program. Upon returning to Bosnia, these students use the skills they learned in Seattle to develop and lead community service projects. Here's an update from one of the Spring 2013 program participants! …
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