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-078- I The Wayfarers ■i Hamilton Jenkins A: Senior ; I Business-Accounting \i Atlanta, GA Where have you gone in the past year? ;United Arab Emirates, England, Germa- liny and Cuba. What was your favorite place and why? My favorite place was Cuba. Although I we didn’t have the most luxurious ac- I commodations, the country itself had I T the most natural beauty. I was able to go to a place that few Americans have gone since the embargo [in .order to] further my understanding of the coun- I try. I got the opportunity to meet tons I of Cubans and get an understanding | of how they live. Cubans are probably | some of the nicest people I have meet from the countries I have traveled to. I would love to go back [and] experience j more of the country. What was your most memorable experi ence and why? It would have to be when I was at La Periquera, an old house of a Spanish Don in Holguin, Cuba. I was walking around the property, admiring the art work and was stopped by a women. We talked a little bit and then she brought me into a back room. I didn’t know why | until she gave me this old coin with the shield of the city on it. I still don’t know why she picked me to have this coin but I this kind of gesture is something I will ; always remember. To this day I keep the coin on my nightstand and remember the interaction everyday. What did you learn (either about yourself, the country, etc...)? Every country I learn something new about myself. In general, I learned about my love of experiencing new cul tures. By going to Dubai I also found [a].Jove^or Middle, Eastern culture. In the future, I want to live in that area for a period of time and continue learning about the area as well as the impact the USA hasnad on it. Like most people! traveling gave me a new perspective on life and a respect for how different cul tures live. THE YEARiOF THE UNDERDOG Nash awn Cherry Junior Computer Science Orlando, FL Where have you gone in the past year? This past year I had the opportunity to travel to Senegal, Italy, China, Los An geles. What was your favorite place and why? My favorite place was definitely Sene gal. It felt good to be within a country that the majority of people looked like me and were so open and welcoming. Getting the opportunity to experience things such as Goree Island and the Door of No Return, one of the last places slaves were quartered before being sent to the Americas. It was also a profound experience learning about the economy of Senegal and French Neo-Colonialism that still plagues the country to this day. What was your most memorable experi ence and why? My most memorable experience may have been traveling to four different cities within Italy within the span of one week. I traveled to Caserta, Naples, Rome, Florence. There, I experienced some of the world renowned art from Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Botticelli as well as major castles and the amazing food Italy has to offer, j What did you learn (either about yourself, the country, etc...)? I learned a ton about different cultures, religions, governments and economies within the three continents. I learned more aboutthe effects of colonialism and how it continues to affect countries to this day. I gained a fresh perspective of many types of people and a greater appreciation for our differences. It was a phenomenal experience and I would urge any college student to find time' to study abroad, especially on someone else’s dime.C^ | I Francis Rozier Senior Urban Studies Atlanta, GA Where have you gone in the past year? Cuba, Dominican Republic, United Arab Emirates and Ghana. What was your favorite place and why? Dubai was my favorite place because it was a dream come true. I always watched documentaries about infra structure being built in Dubai, how far the country has come, and just the history behind its growth. When I was granted the opportunity to go, it was just surreal. What was your most memorable experi ence and why? My most memorable experience was go ing to Elma slave castle and spending four days with a host family in Ghana. It was enriching to see Africa. It was humbling to see how powerful our peo ple are and how blessed I was to have been able to travel to Africa. The ability to tour the slave castle and not only put myself in the shoes of my ancestors but understand the truth|behind their cap-i tivity was jusf powerful. What did you learn (either about yourself, the country, etc...)? I learned how big the world is. I gained a new perspective on life as well asj learned about new cultures, being cul turally [competent and how sometimes I let fear rob me of good opportunities. WOMAN OF THE YEAR