Abroadia is pleased to announce a new advisor has joined our team, Peter Gitau, PhD.
Welcome to Abroadia, Peter!
Lenny wanted to know what is in the drink el Negrón, so he asked a Cuban in Spanish! Bravo, Lenny.
What is Negrón?
Our newest meme. We love Spain, but there is something special about Cuba that is irresistible.
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Abroadia completely endorses the opinion expressed in this article about the beauty of being bilingual. You cannot become a global citizen without speaking at least two languages.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/20/opinion/bilingual-children.html?searchResultPosition=1
Abroadia welcomes Celia Ogna to our team. She will assist us with recruiting students for our program.
Bienvenida, Celia!
Please use/modify the text below into an email to send to your Representative expressing opposition to the new travel restrictions that the US Treasury Department has placed on Cuba.
To find out who your Representative is go to this website: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative.
Thank you!
Team Abroadia
Dear_________________:
My name is____________ and I am writing to you to express my concern over the June 4th US Treasury Department announcement stating the implementation of new restrictions against American travel to Cuba.
For more than 50 years now the US policy toward Cuba has been morally wrong and grossly ineffective. The sanctions imposed by the embargo against this country do not impact the Cuban government whatsoever but has devastating consequences for the Cuban people. I don’t understand how our government can claim that these and other measures adopted by the US are designed to help the Cuban people, when all they have done is cause grief, pain, misery and even death for so many years.
Traveling to Cuba allows Americans to engage with Cubans and interact with them away from politics. It allows Americans to be Citizen Diplomats. It is shameful that this valuable opportunity is being taken away from us.
What better way to promote democracy than by performing it in our country and exporting it to the world? Senator William Delahunt famously said in 2004, “How can we export Democracy abroad if we do not practice it in our own country?” The vast majority of Americans want good relations with Cuba and the US Treasury Department’s decision on June 4th is blatantly un-Democratic. A bedrock component of Democracy is working together with other countries, not imposing our will on them.
I urge you to oppose this latest measure and to promote diplomacy and engagement with Cuba.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
This article highlights the importance of learning a second language for today’s job market.
Abroadia applauds Representatives David Price (D-NC), Andy Levin (D-MI) and Susan Davis (D-CA) for sponsoring H.R. 2562 "Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act", which was introduced on May 7, 2019. We just uploaded a statement of support for this important act. Please visit this site to learn more and to support it: https://lnkd.in/eSvbPsw hashtag#studyabroad hashtag#nafsa hashtag#intled hashtag#intleducation hashtag#foreignlanguages hashtag#foreignlanguage hashtag#cuba hashtag#education hashtag#highereducation hashtag#universities hashtag#international
On April 30 Abroadia arranged a visit for US professors to the campus of the Agrarian University of Havana to learn about the agricultural studies program and some of the innovative research being conducted there.
Abroadia expresses its heartbreak and solidarity with New Zealand following the murderous rampage that took place in a mosque in Christchurch this past Friday. While we offer no programs in New Zealand we extend our whole-heart support to the wonderful people of this country.
On February 7th, Abroadia attended the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University’s study abroad fair. It was well organized and we spoke to many (and more importantly, first-year) students! This was our second year attending this great university and we look forward to our next visit.
Led by Professors Schettino and Westfall, Lafayette College students enjoyed three weeks in Cuba where they volunteered on a farm, performed a dance with Cuban students, conversed with a former Cuban diplomat to the US and interacted with a social critic. We look forward to working with Lafayette College to develop future programs to Cuba!