June 24 Monday! First day of the third week and we are up early since we are having yet another full day of new experiences! After breakfast we headed for Holyoke on a well air-conditioned bus, which was fortunate as the weather forecast had promised a day of warm weather and sun (finally- for some... Continue Reading →
Tour to Boston (Harvard University in Cambridge)
23rd June, 2019 I am Zahid Ullah representing Pakistan in the summer exchange program SUSI organized by the US State Department. We have had a great time in Boston. Absolutely each and every moment was full of enjoyment, entertainment and of course a marvellous piece of fun. Everywhere and each time, we were on a... Continue Reading →
A Gorgeous City by Fabiola Tapia
22nd June, 2019 We left Amherst at 8am and enjoyed the road and view towards Boston. We arrived by 10.30 and immediately realized it was a marvellous city full of huge buildings and green areas. We were all excited about seeing the Atlantic Ocean. Our first stop was at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library... Continue Reading →
Getting geared up for Boston by Ioanna Lampropoulou
June 21st, 2019 After a hearty breakfast at Valentine Hall, we started the first lecture of the day at Johnson Chapel. Prof. Frank Couvares’ topic was “From the New Deal to the New Right”. He led us very eloquently and vividly through the situation that led to the 1929 economic crash in the US, talked... Continue Reading →
Unbelievable SUSI 2019 by Leon Daniel Okitosongo Lohohola
My dream became true through the Institute of Training and Development (ITD) at Amherst/Massachusetts, for the special training in the U.S. and where I could visit the country of liberty and democracy through its diversity. I was personally impressed to see how American people devote their time for other Americans. We don’t have such kind... Continue Reading →
Living the Tradition by Achilleas Ntellis
Wednesday, June 19th, 2019 What a day!!! My first American volunteering; almost 3 hours of serving other American citizens, the poor ones, the weak ones. I tried to do everything. Preparing the plates, serving food, cleaning, tidying, having discussions with other American volunteers. Usually, some 45 people go to the Lorraine's Food and Pantry in... Continue Reading →