Photo submissions continue to roll in for our new student photo series.  If you are an incoming student and wish to share your photos on our blog, please review this entry for details on how to submit your photos.

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Today’s first set of photographs were submitted by Jesper Frant, incoming MPA-DP student

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Colorado National Monument, Grand Junction, Colorado

To commemorate Independence Day, my boss (U.S. Senator Mark Udall) and I rocked climbed up Otto’s Route to raise the American flag at the summit of Independence Monument, a 550-foot-tall rock spire in the Colorado National Monument. Not bad for a last day on the job.

Hiking in Tabernash, Colorado, with my brother and his twin daughters. They are nearly 3-years-old now. It has been cool watching their personalities develop…they couldn’t be more different.

Sitting on the shoulders of a giant. I spent two years working in and exploring Washington, D.C.

Me at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem during a Birthright Israel trip. I asked an Israeli man why women prayed separately from men and why the women’s section was 1/3 the size of the men’s. His response: “Americans are all about equality.”

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The second set of photographs were submitted by incoming student, Alana Ngoh, MIA

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With a journalist at the Travelport launch press conference in Manama – Manama, Bahrain

In front of the ancient Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the seven wonders of the world – Giza, Egypt

Watching the fishermen on an early morning stroll along the Corniche in Beirut – Beirut, Lebanon

On an impromptu tour with a friendly local in Kathmandu – Kathmandu, Nepal

Photo submissions continue to roll in for our new student photo series.  If you are an incoming student and wish to share your photos on our blog, please review this entry for details on how to submit your photos.

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Today’s photographs were submitted by Olivia Kemp, MPA Environmental Science and Policy ’13 student.

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I’m an Australian and spent the past 3 years  in Darfur, Sudan where I worked on food security.

These are Darfurian children, who have spent their whole lives in internally displaced persons (IPD) camps. These was taken in a camp during a large registration exercise where each person, regardless of age,  has their information and fingerprints electronically recorded by the UN for verification of IDP status.

Over 1 million people remain displaced and still depend on food aid in the region of Darfur.

Photo submissions continue to roll in for our new student photo series.  If you are an incoming student and wish to share your photos on our blog, please review this entry for details on how to submit your photos.

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The first set of photos today was submitted by Christina Hawatmeh, an incoming MIA student.

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Helen Thomas stands to honor the late Anthony Shadid (whose whole family was present) at the Gala for the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee’s National Convention (considered to be one of the largest political and social gatherings of Arab Americans in the country).  June 21-24, 2012

The photo is of GSAPP students and myself meeting with the Mayor of Abween, West Bank during The Riwaq Summer Internship Program, which was held for the first time during the month of August 2011. The program, led by GSAPP Adjunct Assistant Professor, Craig Konyk, involved nine GSAPP students working on the documentation, rehabilitation, and development of the architectural heritage of Deir Ghassaneh (Bani Zeid) in the West Bank, located approximately 25 kilometers northwest of Ramallah.  I was privileged to visit and develop the internship program as CUMERC’s GSAPP Program Officer.  Photo was taken in Abween, West Bank

The picture is with Amr Moussa, who most recently ran for Egyptian President.  Trip Sponsorship to Cairo as a participant as a US Youth Ambassador for the First Arab Expatriates Conference entitled, “A Bridge for Communication,” hosted by Secretary General (Dec. 2010).  Photo was taken at the Arab League Headquarters, Cairo, Egypt

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The second set of photos was submitted by Anne Bergman, an incoming MIA student.

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This photo was taken from our hot air balloon as we drifted from our launch site in the U.A.E. over the deserts of Oman.

I took this photo on our final ascent to the summit of Kilimanjaro this past January.  As we rounded this bend we watched the sun rise over the massive glacier atop the mountain – phenomenal!

Each Sunday, U.N. Peacekeepers (primarily of Pakistani origin), would cross the border from Goma, D.R.C. to neighboring Rwanda.  On this particular Sunday, they challenged a group of European travelers to a beach volleyball match.

Photo submissions continue to roll in for our new student photo series.  If you are an incoming student and wish to share your photos on our blog, please review this entry for details on how to submit your photos.

Today’s photo submissions are from Barbara Wennerholm, an incoming MIA student.

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My sister and I in the Old Town of Stockholm, Sweden.

In front of the Royal Palace, Stockholm.

First trip to Washington, DC before living there for two years.

On a street in Havana, where I lived for six months.

Photo submissions continue to roll in for our new student photo series.  If you are an incoming student and wish to share your photos on our blog, please review this entry for details on how to submit your photos.

The first set of photos today was submitted by Frank Mamo, an incoming MIA student.

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London Eye on a beautiful summer day – London Eye, London, United Kingdom

Argentine BBQ while helping Catena gain access to the US wine market – Bodega Catena Zapata, Mendoza, Argentina

The road less traveled, hike from Little Harbor to Two Harbors on Catalina Island – Little Harbor, Catalina Island, California, USA

Pondering life near the Eiffel Tower – Eiffel Tower, Paris, France

“Sometimes the blues is just a passing bird” –  Stonehenge, Amesbury, United Kingdom

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The second set of photos were submitted by Masha Covalenco-Tietz, an incoming MPA student.  The photos were taken in Sana’a, Yemen.

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The first photo is of the President Saleh Mosque or also called the Presidential Mosque built in 2008. It is a beautiful structure that stands in the south part of the capital city of Sana’a. In the picture the mosque is seen from the old hotel “Burj al-Salaam” located in the Old City, the hotel’s roof oversees the Old City and presents an unforgettable view of the gingerbread houses laid across the bazaar.

This magnificent structure is the inside quarters of the Presidential Mosque.   The sun in Sana’a is almost blinding with very hot summers, and the granite Mosque provides for a nice cool break from the busy hot streets. Women and men use separate quarters of the mosque for daily prayers. On the left side of this opening lays the entrance to a large praying quarter.

Its walls and ceiling are covered in old Arabic script and the doors that lead to this area (shown in picture #3),with their golden colors, very much reflect the bright and sunny city of Sana’a, with wonderful people, great food and rich culture.

This picture is at the hotel with one of the employees, Abdul. Abdul’s very elaborate attire is traditional to males in Yemen. Depending on the region the ‘zenneh’ – a traditional white garment – can be short up to the knees; or long down to the ankles. The traditional Yemeni sword called ‘jambia’ is worn with a belt at the waste, and reflects social status. ‘Jambias’ can vary in price and style, from few tens of dollars to thousands of dollars (of natural bone, precious metals, etc) for those with more refined tastes.