Traveling from Albuquerque to anywhere outside of the country is always a bit of a culture shock. Whether you conceptualize Albuquerque as the biggest city in New Mexico or a medium-sized American city in a small state, there really isn’t any place like it. (Which is why we all love it, right?) So, as you can imagine, it has been …
Our Youthink program with high school students in Algeria and the U.S. will come to a close this month. Since October of 2021, roughly 120 students have been participating in this virtual exchange program that builds critical thinking and intercultural communication skills for young leaders. Global One to One, the youth program of Global Ties ABQ, is honored to have …
Last week we hosted the U.S. State Department’s IVLP project from the Near East and North Africa on the topic of Preserving Cultural Heritage and Combating Trafficking of Conflict Antiquities. We connected these world leaders with local leaders from the National Park Services and the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. Our group met with Petroglyph National Monument’s Superintendent, Nancy Hendricks and …
The 2022 Citizen Diplomacy Action Fund (CDAF) for U.S. Alumni is a competition that awards grants of up to $10,000
My white knuckled sister said she would never consider renting a car in Spain. And after driving through the middle of several old towns bumping painfully on the cobblestone streets not knowing where we were or worse, how to even find our way back to a main road, my stress level seemed to agree. Miraculously, however, each time we did …
Read the essay written by Marija Veljkovic about her experience in New Mexico with Global One to One, her professional journey, and what inspires her to make a difference in the field of education. Micro is macro and macro is micro… These could be prefixes to -CHALLENGE, -INFLUENCE, -WORLD. And, here we come to Global One to One and Access …
Oops, I knew I’d still have stuff to say J! Just finished one week in paradise, on Zanzibar Island in the Indian Ocean. Stunningly beautiful. I stayed in a very small village, called Kizimkazi, on the southwest peninsula of the island. Turns out it’s where the new President, Samia Hassan, known as Mama Samia is from. Opinions are mixed on …
