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Scott Boehm
Interviewing Survivors of the Spanish Civil War in Madrid
Madrid, Spain—Some shared with me stories of survival in concentration camps. Others have demonstrated their commitment to revolutionary ideals in the face of great danger. Several talked about how desperately they want to locate the remains of a family member in one of the hundreds of mass graves scattered across Spain.
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About Scott
Scott Boehm is a graduate student working in Spain to record the testimony of survivors of the Spanish Civil War. Boehm has worked on the project since the summer of 2007, with Luis Martín-Cabrera, an assistant professor of literature at UC San Diego, and other volunteers.
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Michael Nekrasov
A Typhoon and an Eclipse
Bring Home the Importance of Nature
Kenting, Taiwan—As I write this article, a major typhoon is making landfall. A few days ago, we saw the last sunset we would see in days as the sky turned blood red and we watched the sun melt into the rough waters as warm moist wind howled around us. Already, incredibly strong wind lashed rain at the windows.
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About Michael
Michael Nekrasov, is a senior studying computer engineering. This summer, he is in Taiwan, where he is helping engineer a system that will allow researchers to study corals in real time. He is in Taiwan as part of UC San Diego’s Pacific Rim Undergraduate Experience (PRIME).
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Veronica Fuog
Discovering Women's Lives and
Women's Empowerment in Tanzania
Arusha, Tanzania—After taking three planes and traveling for 36 hours through three different continents I finally stepped off the plane with my best friend into the crisp night air of Tanzania. At the airport, we got our residence visas and went through the quickest security check I’ve ever experienced. A smiling man had his dog smell our bags and asked a few simple questions about their contents and our stay. At that point, we were so excited to be in East Africa but had no idea what to expect.
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About Veronica
Veronica Fuog is an economics major and international studies minor at UCSD. She has spent a month in Tanzania with the Arusha project, a nonprofit organization that works to promote HIV/AIDS relief and gender equality in Tanzania.
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Brian McMahon
Wildlife, Poverty and Occasional Chaos in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, India—After a quarter of preparing and about 32 hours of travel time, I have finally found myself in the City of Hyderabad in India. I am spending nine weeks here living at the University of Hyderabad and working on a data streaming system for a tsunami early-warning system. I’m here with two other PRIME students, Matt Mui and Dee Chen, who are working together on another project involving protein bonding inhibitors. We’re all living in one of the university’s international student hostels (the Indian term for what we would call a dorm) with other students from around the world who are visiting the university.
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About Brian
Brian McMahon is working at the University of Hyderabad in India on a data streaming system for a tsunami early-warning system. In the past month, he has discovered India’s wildlife and also got a glimpse of the poverty that still plagues part of the country. He is in India as part of UC San Diego’s Pacific Rim Undergraduate Experience (PRIME).
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Cristina Farkas
One Last Fiesta in Cadiz
Cádiz, Spain—And just like that, the Global Seminar in Spain está terminando. When I arrive home, I expect lots of people will be asking me questions about the origin of flamenco and where they can see “real” flamenco. Americans have this idea that gypsies from the East brought an ancient dance to Spain, and after the invention of the guitar, they developed modern flamenco.
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About Cristina
Cristina Farkas is a senior at Eleanor Roosevelt College, majoring in psychology. This summer, she is exploring Spain and the art of flamenco during one of UCSD's Global Seminars.
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Jade Kwan
Getting Used to the Japanese Lifestyle and Landscape
Toyko, Japan—After being in Tokyo for more than a month, the question I have been asked most frequently has been, “How is Japan?” I could simply answer with “great!” But one word really would not do Japan justice. Tokyo, one of the world’s most populous cities, is said to fit the population of California in a space about the size of the big island of Hawaii. It is one of those got to see it to believe it facts. And after witnessing many crowded events like the Sumidagawa Hanabi Taikai, a large festival with 20,000-plus fireworks across the Sumida River, which attracts close to a million visitors, and the Green Tokyo Gundam Project, a special 18-meter (59 foot) tall life-size statue of a Gundam (a robot featured in Japanese cartoons) to celebrate the series’ 30th anniversary, which attracts thousands daily -- I do believe it.
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About Jade
Jade Kwan is a junior majoring in cognitive science and more precisely human-computer Interaction. In Japan, she is perfecting her ability to build 3D computer models. She is in Japan as part of UC San Diego’s Pacific Rim Undergraduate Experience (PRIME).
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Jessica Hsieh
Enjoying Great Food, Meeting New People
and Learning About History and Culture in Malaysia
Penang, Malaysia—A little past the halfway point with my time in Penang, I would have to say that meeting the “International Buddies” and other international students is probably one of the best things that happened to me here. The “Buddies” are local students that attend Universiti Sains Malaysia; they not only provide answers to questions I have but also take the time to make sure that I am adjusting well and having fun.
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About Jessica
Jessica Hsieh is a junior, who studies bioengineering, and more precisely biotechnology. This summer, she is working to improve influenza treatments. She is in Malaysia as part of UC San Diego’s Pacific Rim Undergraduate Experience (PRIME).
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Ramya Chitters
Making Friends and Enjoying Life in Australia
Melbourne, Australia—It’s been over a month and half since I first stepped into the winter weather of Melbourne, but time seems to have flown by so fast that I can’t believe I have less than three weeks left here. So, that must mean that I have been thoroughly enjoying my time down-under. It is weird really, the fact that I got used to a new lifestyle in less than a month, me, the person who loved her lifestyle back in the States. As it’s due, I would most definitely attribute this comfort level in Australia to the people around me: friends, cousins, people in the lab and even our hotel staff.
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About Ramya
Ramya Chitters is a senior majoring in biotechnology. This summer, she is studying the tissue that layers heart cells. She is in Australia as part of UC San Diego’s Pacific Rim Undergraduate Experience (PRIME).
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