Ibn Battuta once said, “Travelling leaves you speechless and then turns you into a storyteller.” In this episode, Global Studies major, Stephanie (Steph) Lepak, shares how her passion met a problem which subsequently revealed her purpose. During her study abroad experience in Asturias, Spain, Steph participated in short-term courses followed by an internship at a start-up sustainability consultancy agency organized by the Institute of Field Education (IFE). She learned valuable lessons in and outside the classroom that set her on a mission to advance sustainable tourism.

S3E5: Study Abroad & Sustainability: Steph’s Estancia in Spain

Jisoo Youn, Tina HyeJin Yeo, and Nikia Brown, instructors of a transition course for international students, invited Cindy Wilson, author of Too Much Soul, for an exclusive interview on Our Global Campus podcast. In this episode, Cindy details her experience growing up in the Southern part of the United States with an African American family as a transnational Korean adoptee. Through the window of her own struggles with social identity and belonging, she encourages international students to explore various aspects of their own identity, engage in meaningful relationships with diverse others, and amplify their voice for minoritized groups of people. Unveiling why she calls her book a form of ‘social activism,’ Cindy tells it all here.

Ep. 4: Korean, yet Culturally Black - An Adoptee's Story of Social Identity & Social Action

Welcome to Our Global Campus: Engage the World through Illinois. This is a podcast series produced by the International Programs Team within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This Podcast features the international and intercultural experiences of students and professionals, who dare to explore life on the other side of their cultural assumptions. Each episode unpacks the complexities that often attend the journey of - finding one's place in the world.

S3E5: Study Abroad & Sustainability: Steph’s Estancia in Spain

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