Peace Corps Prep
One of my first experiences at FIU was becoming apart of the Peace Corps Prep founding class. The opening ceremony is a moment I will never forget; being able to listen and meet the Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet and dozens of returned Peace Corps volunteers was an honor and privilege. This program empowered me as a student to prepare myself to be the best Peace Corps Volunteer I could be. Nonetheless, i am fulfilling my dream and I am currently in the process of applying to the Peace Corps!
Positions within program: Peace Corps Prep member, Peace Corps Ambassador, and Peace Corps Transformation Winner
Global Engagement Project
Global engagement
In the Summer of 2017 I was selected to as a GlobeMed GROW Intern. GlobeMed at FIU partners with EDELAC in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala to support children's education, public health, and human rights. EDELAC (Escuela de la Calle) is a nonprofit organization that aims to empower youth by providing programs for destitute children living in various zones of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. As an Intern, I created lesson plans, activities, and programs to teach fourth, fifth and sixth graders about Women Empowerment and Sexual Health. The program focuses on a curative health program and a preventative health program for the community.
