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courtesy of elliott school students
1 Arezu Kaywanfar (B.A. ’13) works with a local child during her
study abroad experience in Guatemala. Photo courtesy of
Kaywanfar.
2 Wadi Sands, Oman, as photographed by Kate Pazoles
(M.A. ’11) on her excursion to Oman while studying in Beirut,
Lebanon for the semester. Photo courtesy of Pazoles.
3 Melyssa Jenkins (M.A. ’10) stands in front of the ancient city
Ephesos, Turkey. She visited the city while studying with a
program that toured Turkey and Greece, exploring health
behaviors and cultural perceptions about body image. Photo
courtesy of Jenkins.
4 Silk saris in a shop in Varanasi (Benares), India, as
photographed by Blake Bergen (B.A. ’13) while studying
abroad.
5 Anna Thiergartner (B.A. ’11) with a Bedouin family’s camel
in Wadi Rum, Jordan, while studying abroad in the country.
Photo courtesy of Thiergartner.
6 A young boy dressed as Siva at a festival in the Hindu God’s
honor, in Varanasi (Benares), India. This photograph was taken
by Blake Bergen (B.A. ’13) during an excursion abroad.
7 Marine One taking off at the White House, as photographed
by Lucas Anderson (M.A. ’10). Anderson worked as a student
assistant in the International Affairs Division at the Office
of Management and Budget. He snapped this early on a
January morning as the President, in Marine One, took off from
the White House south lawn, heading out to stump for the
passage of the health care bill. Photo courtesy of Anderson.
8 Fahad Juneja (B.A. ’10) during his summer abroad program in
Alexandria, Egypt. Here, Juneja is pictured during an excursion
to the Sahara desert. Photo courtesy of Juneja.
9 The First Lady of Haiti Elisabeth Préval during an event at the
Elliott School, as photographed by student Jordan Emont
(B.A. ’13).
10 Thao Nguyen (B.A. ’11) spent Summer 2009 on a U.S. State
Department fellowship pursuing an independent research
project on human trafficking in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. This is
a photo taken during that time. Photo courtesy of Nguyen.
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11 Andrew Brown (B.A. ’11) with Congressman John Campbell,
reading over the healthcare reform bill during his internship
with the U.S. House of Representatives. Photo courtesy of
Brown.
12 Steven Stoddard (M.A. ’10) at the Blue Mosque during an
excursion to Istanbul, Turkey, while studying abroad in Beirut,
Lebanon. Photo courtesy of Stoddard.
13 Kate Hamann (M.A. ’10) reading with local children during her
internship with the NGO Fundacion Nepytyvo in San Solano,
Paraguay. Hamann worked with local school libraries to
create “kid-friendly spaces” and activities. Here, she is helping
third-grade children choose their own books to read in the
new “Children’s Corner.” Photo courtesy of Hamann.
14 Amelia Aiello (B.A. ’11) spent the Fall 2009 semester studying
through the GW Latin America program in Buenos Aires,
Argentina. This photo shows an alleyway in downtown
Valparaiso, Chile, a port city on the Pacific coast. Photo
courtesy of Aiello.
15 Kabeer Parwani (B.A. ’11) photographed in front of the
pyramids during his study abroad experience at the American
University of Cairo. Photo courtesy of Parwani.
16 Alicia van der Veen (M.A. ’11), center, photographed with
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Van der Veen attended
a hearing at the House Committee on Foreign Affairs where
Clinton presented the FY2011 State Department budget. Photo
courtesy of van der Veen.
17 Grant Tudor (B.A. ’10) swimming with youngsters on the
southeast coast of Kenya while studying abroad in Nairobi.
Photo courtesy of Tudor.
18 Lauren Basler (B.A. ’11), right, during her internship with the
Organization of American States, participating in a model
of the Permanent Council of the OAS. Basler represented
Uruguay, discussing inter-American efforts for effective disaster
mitigation through multilateral coordination. Photo courtesy
of Basler.
19 A Buddhist monk participating in a major festival in Vang
Vieng, Laos, as photographed by Blake Bergen (B.A. ’13)
during a semester abroad.
20 A Cairo mosque, as photographed by Danielle Richards (B.A.
’10) while traveling in Egypt during her semester abroad in
Jordan. Photo courtesy of Richards.
21 Arezu Kaywanfar (B.A. ’13) works with children during a trip to a
refugee camp in Sudan. Photo courtesy of Kaywanfar.
22 Davina Durgana (B.A. ’10) with UN Secretary General Ban Ki
Moon while interning at the United Nations Information Center
in Washington, DC. Durgana was the first undergraduate intern
to work at UNIC. Photo courtesy of Durgana.
23 Emily Primack (B.A. ’12) teaching English to middle and high
school students as part of her summer abroad program in La
Palma, Panama. Here, Primack is reviewing body parts with
the class. Photo courtesy of Primack.
24 Kryukov Canal, with the famous Mariinsky Theater to the right,
in St. Petersburg, Russia. Jonah Friedman (M.A. ’10) took this
photo while studying abroad for the semester in St. Petersburg.
25 Leslie Jessen (B.A. ’10) holding one of her home stay sisters in
front of the hut that she shared with a fellow student while
abroad in Busia, near the Kenyan border. Photo courtesy of
Jessen.
26 Dome of the Palace of Parliament in Bucharest, Romania,
the second largest building in the world, as photographed by
Anthony Cartelli (B.A. ’10) during his study abroad course in
Albania and Romania.
27 Katie Reyzis (B.A. ’10) standing in front of the European Court of
Human Rights in Strasbourg, France while studying abroad in
the city. Photo courtesy of Reyzis.