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New Student Photo Series 2013 – Post 4

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· Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013

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Rosalind Adams will be a dual degree MIA and MS in Journalism candidate at Columbia University.

I recently left my job in the U.N. press corps to spend the summer in Santiago writing for a local English newspaper, freelancing and studying Spanish. I’m covering the presidential election and the student protests here and things are really starting to build.

These pictures were taken from the student protest on June 20, 2013 in Santiago, Chile.

protestor in gas mask, prepared for the tear gas

carabinero vehicles drive by a fire set in the street by encampuchados (vandals)

protestor is grabbed by carabineros (local police) after she blocked the police car with her body to try and stop them

students march back to the beginning of the route after violence begins, with carabineros behind them

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Categories : Meet Seeples, SIPA

Tags : art, culture, history, photography, Travel

New Student Photo Series 2013 – Post 3

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· Monday, July 1st, 2013

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¡Hola!

I’m Rebeca Moreno Jiménez, Mexican Fulbright fellow, currently working as a Communications Assistant at the World Bank (WB) in Mexico City field office. I have lived in Mexico City for almost 5 years, but I come from a small-town in northern Mexico called Ensenada, and usually people from the capital notice my “funny accent”.

During these four years, I have work in the promotion and outreach of WB activities in Mexico, from Advocacy Communication, Corporate-Internal Communication, to Communication for Development (Comm4Dev), Public Relations and Knowledge Management. In my free time (yes, I have some free time left) I am part of the global youth network called World Economic Forum (WEF) “Global Shapers“, supporting Mexico’s national development with a ‘glocal’ vision.

I have to confess that I have mix feelings about leaving my country, my job and my friends. But I’m bringing to SIPA my passion for international development and my desire to share my experiences with all of you.

Un abrazo desde la Ciudad de México,
Rebe (MPA candidate, 2015)

Rebeca Moreno Jimenez deliver student workshops regularly – photo was taken in the City of Colima

This is a view from the World Bank Office in Mexico City….

…and a photo of my work space in the office.

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Categories : Meet Seeples, SIPA

Tags : art, culture, new student, photography, summer, Travel

New Student Photo Series 2013 – Post 2

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· Friday, June 28th, 2013

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Our second photo submission comes from Melissa Savetsila. Melissa is an MIA candidate, Class of 2015 at SIPA. She is a public servant and has held positions with the British Council, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Commerce and the Permanent Mission of Thailand to the United Nations.

With my American Embassy colleague at a charity walk to celebrate the 175th Anniversary of Thai-US Relations in Bangkok. I was the second female finisher!

At Victoria Terminus, Mumbai, a driving force behind India’s growing economy and one of the busiest commuter rail stations in the world.

Representing a high-level delegation of Thailand at the United Nations where I desire to achieve more sustainable impact, not just in value but also in ethical terms.

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If you are an incoming student and wish to share your photos on our Blog, please follow the (very few) parameters in an earlier entry to submit your photos.

Happy Friday!

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Categories : Meet Seeples, SIPA

Tags : art, culture, new student, photography, Travel

New Student Photo Series 2013 – Post 1

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· Tuesday, June 25th, 2013

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The Annual New Student Summer Photo series is 5 years old.

Last week we posted a request to all you dedicated readers; looking for photos and/or summer exploit posts from the incoming SIPA student population. We have a few submissions but are always looking for more. So if you are interested in sharing, please email them to us at: [email protected] along with some basic information about you. Our goal is to showcase one or two students’ photographs (or story) at least once a week during the summer.

In the meantime, we congratulate Chelsea Rudman for being selected as our first Summer Series post… and of course for being admitted to the MIA program at SIPA — Class of 2015.

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Chelsea Rudman befriends some locals at Delhi’s Red Fort.

Chelsea Rudman shares lunch with some new friends in rural Jharkhand, where she spent the summer helping an American and an Indian NGO jointly prepare to open a hospital.

Chelsea Rudman and her friend Anne Steeves visit Kolkata’s Kalighat temple.

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Categories : Meet Seeples, News, SIPA

Tags : art, culture, new student, photography, Travel

NEW Student Photo (Story) Series – 2013

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· Thursday, June 20th, 2013

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Throughout the year we post tips and stories from our SIPA students and alumni but at the beginning of each summer we like to feature our incoming new students. For the past few years we have encouraged new students to submit pictures (travel photos, artistic photos, event photos, photos of you) for publishing on the blog and it has been a great success. We wish to continue this tradition but also wish to propose another opportunity for you to be published our Blog. This year you may share photos or a brief post about what you are doing this summer before enrolling at SIPA.

We typically post 2-3 photos per student so the maximum number to send along for consideration should be no more than five. If you are sending a story of your summer adventure (or summer of Zen), please keep it short and no more than four paragraphs.

To participate, simply send along your photos or story as attachments to this address: [email protected]. We will try to post everyone’s submission but it may take a while for us to get to all of them so we appreciate your patience.

Please include the following when submitted your pictures: