{"id":53464,"date":"2025-08-10T23:23:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T06:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carpediemeducation.org\/?page_id=53464"},"modified":"2025-08-26T18:46:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T01:46:38","slug":"latitudes-alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carpediemeducation.org\/latitudes-alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Latitudes Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"
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      Andres Huenneke\n<\/span><\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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      2nd semester: 2024 India & Nepal
      Over this semester I have been in Namibia in Southern Africa working with animal conservation for an organization called Naankuse. I have transitioned between some different projects around the country\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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      Stella Kuramoto\n\n<\/span><\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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      1st semester: 2024 South Pacific
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      1st semester: 2024 South Pacific
      \nFrom beachside strolls to working hands-on with wildlife, my semester in Australia has been full of new experiences, challenges, and personal growth. Here\u2019s a look at what this journey has meant to me so far\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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      Alexandra Olejniczak\n<\/span><\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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      1st semester: 2024 Italy & Greece
      \nWhat I\u2019m doing with Dreamcatcher South Africa involves so much more, because I am also directing the show\u2014not to mention creating it from scratch! It\u2019s a lot to do, and sometimes it feels overwhelming.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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      Nina Shear\n\n<\/span><\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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      2nd semester: 2024 South Pacific
      \nThe first few weeks were full of new experiences\u2014the people, the food, the land\u2014everything felt exciting. But as I settled into a routine, I realized I wasn\u2019t appreciating the moment as much as I wanted to. It was a challenge to stay present.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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      1st semester: 2024 Central America
      \nThere\u2019s so much I could say about my experience so far! I was nervous about traveling to an unknown place on my own for the first time\u2014especially to islands I hadn\u2019t even heard of four months ago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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      Kora Battleson\n<\/span><\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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      1st semester: 2023 Central America
      \nMy experience this semester in a small town called Camarones (shrimp) along the coast of Ecuador has been incredible. One thing I love about the work I do is every day is different with some sort of surprise.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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      Asa Poole<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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      2nd semester: 2023 Central America
      I\u2019ve enjoyed this specific job so much that I thought the perfect thing to not only remember but also celebrate my time here would be to get a tattoo of the Haloob plant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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      William McCall Symms<\/span><\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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      1st semester:2024 India & Nepal
      \nThis semester has been an immensely enriching learning experience for me. Following a consistent schedule has been both demanding and enjoyable.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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      Shloimy Goldberger\n<\/span><\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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      2nd semester: 2023 Italy & Greece
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      Macey Tayler<\/span><\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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      2nd semester: 2023 Central America
      This semester has been packed with more laughs, smiles, happy tears, learning, growth, and pure happiness than I could have ever imagined.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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      Talia Holzman<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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      2nd semester: 2023 Central America
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      Kelli Parker\n<\/span><\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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      2nd semester: 2022 Central America
      This semester was overwhelmingly empowering. I flew halfway across the country by myself and somehow managed to get myself to all the places I needed to be.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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      Gavin Parker<\/span><\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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      2nd semester: 2022 South Pacific
      My time in New Zealand has been very much an eye opener in many aspects, either that be culturally, environmentally, and learning more about myself as well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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      Gabrielle Bennett<\/span><\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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      2nd semester: 2022 Central America
      \nMy experiences in the small town of Comalapa have been nothing but incredible. Arriving in Comalapa, I stayed with a local family known for their art.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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