"Perspectives on studying abroad from past and present students of color." A bi-weekly interview podcast created and hosted by Danielle G., a former student herself. www.younggiftedandabroad.com
Danielle here. Been a while, right? Well here's a mashup of intro snippets from all the Young, Gifted and Abroad episodes that I released in 2022 and 2023. My Christmas Eve treat to y'all, which this time includes a tribute to my grandpa, Roger Conwell, Jr. Happy listening! RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: http://tinyurl.com/y59wwwyn Free Palestine/Ceasefire Today resources: https://ceasefiretoday.com/ BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute)
Gabrielle LaRochelle (The New School Eugene Lang alum/Université Paris Cité master's degree candidate) touches on studying in Indonesia and Brazil, and shares about moving to Paris for graduate school. Gabrielle's IG: @_.sunflxwer Gabrielle's Twitter: @__sunflxwer RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: https://tinyurl.com/bdcw4wp4 BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Abbi Crutchfield (Georgetown University alum)discusses studying in France and Italy, and switching from foreign service studies to a career in stand-up comedy. Abbi's Twitter: @curlycomedy Abbi's IG: @curlycomedy RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: https://tinyurl.com/k35b8s76 BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
THE HIATUS IS OVER FOR REAL, FOR REAL! In episode 101, Marlisa Granderson (University of Michigan alum/Michigan State University medical student) discusses discovering her passion for pediatrics and researching women and children's health in Jamaica. Marlisa's IG: @marlisa_nicole Marlisa's cake business: cakezbypound.com RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: https://tinyurl.com/47p6zyw7 BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Happy Juneteenth, y'all! Today's also Young, Gifted and Abroad's 5th anniversary! Since the podcast has been on hiatus for a year, I (Danielle) figured I had some checking in to do. Hear all about what's been up with me, what's up with the pod, and what song from a musical helped me get by. (Spoiler: Young, Gifted and Abroad is coming back! On a monthly release schedule! in July!) Intro (0:00-1:21) The Good (1:21-7:58) The Not So Good (7:58-10:33) Going Monthly (10:33-15:47) BLOG for this episode: tinyurl.com/9w7dk3s3 BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Happy Juneteenth! Today is also Young, Gifted and Abroad's 4th anniversary, and we're celebrating reaching 100 episodes too! So I (Danielle) made this special anniversary episode to reflect and express gratitude before going on hiatus until 2023. Intro/Juneteenth (0:00-6:20) Gratitude (6:20-11:24) 4th Year Guests (11:24-20:14) Previous Guests/Kayla Interviews Me (20:14-1:05:13) My Final Thoughts (1:05:13-:1:15:06) BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/39Fhrnp BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
This is the 100TH EPISODE of Young, Gifted and Abroad! And as the 100TH GUEST, Reilly Conwell (University of Cincinnati student, also Danielle G.'s cousin)discusses going on an educational tour of Europe in high school. Reilly's design portfolio: reilly-conwell.com Reilly's IG: @_reilly.c_ RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3mLM5P5 BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Yllah Okin (University of Kinshasa alum/University of Tsukuba alum and PhD student) discusses moving from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Japan for her master's in environmental sciences. Yllah's YouTube: youtube.com/c/Crazyllah Yllah's IG/TikTok: @Crazyllah RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3aRc0SN BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Horea (University of Ottawa alum/Konkuk University graduate student) shares about studying film and being a plus-size model in South Korea. Horea's YouTube: youtube.com/c/HOREAxox Horea's IG/TikTok: @horeaaaaaaaaaa RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3yWcFw1 BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Justin Black (Western Michigan University alum) discusses studying abroad 5 times (South Korea, Dominican Republic, Senegal, Hong Kong, South Africa) and creating a brand new program to East Africa. Justin's website: re-definingnormal.com Justin's IG/TikTok: re.definingnormal RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3N4jiA7 BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Naledi Makhene (Michigan State University/Arizona State University alum) discusses volunteering in Mexico, studying in England, and interning in South Africa. Naledi's cavapoo's IG: @soleilthepup RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3Lq5rDV BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Natasha Rodriguez (University of Maryland College Park alum) shares how she managed to study in Italy, Guatemala, and Costa as an undergrad student and young mom. Natasha's website: journeymom.com Natasha's IG: @journey.mom RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3DQqsoj BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Kendra Okereke (Syracuse University alum) discusses her unfortunate experience with racism while studying in Prague, and how she bounced back to become an avid solo traveler. Kendra's TikTok & IG: @Ken10hollywood Kendra's Linktree: linktr.ee/Ken10hollywood RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3IqOHu5 BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Adrianne George (American University/Boston University Brussels alum) talks about working as a student in the UK, studying in Belgium as a grad student, and being a long-term resident in Sweden. Black Women in Europe Podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwie Black Women in Europe Linktree: https://linktr.ee/blackwomenineurope RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3hNAOLB BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Christina Presmy (Florida A&M University/Florida Atlantic University alum, Webster University Ghana student) discusses the differences between studying abroad in Accra, and living there now as a grad student and Rangel fellow. Christina's blog: beingchristinajane.com Christina's IG: @beingchristinajane RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3saP8Uf BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Christen Richardson (Michigan State University/University of Michigan alum, USC Gould Law student) discusses studying public policy in London and marketing/international business in Barcelona. Christen's IG: @christenrich RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3gxy9VE BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
As of last week, Young, Gifted and Abroad has reached its 90th episode! To celebrate this milestone of having released another 10 episodes, it's time for me (Danielle) to check in with y'all via a brand new edition of "Ten Cents"! Wherein I discuss my goal for YGA in this first half of 2022, underrated forms of support, and why people need library cards. Reflection (0:00-9:03) Gratitude (9:03-14:30) Lesson/Advice/Recommendation (14:30-19:54) BLOG for this episode: https://bit.ly/3AN6F7A BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
For our 90th (!!!) episode, Kirsten Keels (Princeton University alum) discusses using her Fulbright fellowship to live in Seoul and research the connections between Black people, Black music, and South Korea. Kirsten's IG: @k_keeels Kirsten's TikTok: @k.keels RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3KBRvXo BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Happy New Year! In the first episode of 2022, Tamara Walker (University of Pennsylvania/University of Michigan alum) discusses her high school trips to Mexico and France, her college research project in Argentina, and her Fulbright/PhD dissertation research in Peru. The Wandering Scholar/Why We Wander Podcast: thewanderingscholar.org The Wandering Scholar IG: @thewanderingscholar RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3r85sUe BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Happy Christmas Eve, from me (Danielle) to y'all! Since it's been another two years, here's a mashup of intro snippets from all the Young, Gifted and Abroad episodes I put out in 2020 and 2021 (eps. 51-88). I hope it brings you as much laughter and good feeling as it brought me while I was editing it together. Be back in January 2022! RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3J9voHf BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute)
In the final episode of 2021, Nia Alexander (Virginia Commonwealth University/VCUarts Qatar alum) shares about studying art in multiple countries, including earning her MFA in Qatar. See y'all in January 2022! Nia's art: niaalexanderart.com Nia's blog: blkgirlsabroad.com Nia's IG: @blkgirlsabroad RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3mXlaRc BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Genie Dawkins (University of Maryland alum) recounts the three-week student exchange trip she went on to Senegal and Morocco when she was in high school, in addition to traveling with her family as an adult. Genie's website: theparentingcipher.com Genie's IG: @theparentingcipher RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2ZxV3an BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Farrah Hasnain (George Washington University alum/International Christian University student) shares about how teaching English in Hamamatsu led to her becoming a writer, researcher, and grad student in Tokyo. Farrah's Twitter/IG: @farrahakase RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2X5t5Se BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Tendiso Mashonganyika (Edinburgh Napier University/Philipps University of Marburg alum) shares about moving from Zimbabwe to Edinburgh and Frankfurt for undergrad, and finding her place after moving to Marburg for grad school. Tendiso's IG: @misstendie Tendiso's TikTok: @mueradolphin RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3m9YtHI BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Brittany J. Thurman (Kingston University London/Carnegie Mellon University alum) discusses studying theatre in London, and how that led her to becoming an author of children's literature. Brittany's website: brittanythurman.com Brittany's Twitter: @janeebrittany RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3tHAAKZ BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Bijoun Eric Jordan (New York University alum) discusses doing a gap year in Spain, and taking high school students on educational trips to Spain, Japan, and South Africa through his initiative called Brownsville Abroad. Eric's IG: @so.they.can.fly Brownsville Abroad's IG: @fdavii_ic Brownsville Abroad's GoFundMe: bit.ly/38u239n RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3kOEJsD BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Jessica Pryde (Washington University in St. Louis alum) shares about studying Italian in the Tuscan city of Arezzo, and also explains why romance novels have something for everyone. Jessica's Twitter: @jessisreading Jessica's website: jessicapryde.com RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/37RrNfs BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
April Jackson (Art Institutes International alum), former host of Jinjja Cha Podcast, dishes about teaching English in South Korea for two years and then returning to study Korean in Seoul. April's IG/Twitter/TikTok: @april_jay88 April's website: sweetxaesthetic.com RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3jeLUJM BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Juneteenth has come around again, which means it's also time to celebrate 3 years of Young, Gifted and Abroad! Join Danielle as she reflects, shares guest responses to two very important questions, plays this podcast's trailer, imparts a lesson she's learned, and offers surprising film/book recommendations! Announcements/Juneteenth (0:00-7:27) Reflection/Guest Responses/Pod Trailer (7:27-21:28) Thanks (21:28-34:26) Lesson/Recommendations (34:26-44:57) BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3vI6V3R BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
This is our 80th episode! In it, Jazmin Bjorlie (Grand Valley State University alum) discusses how studying education in the Netherlands opened up her world and changed her career plans. Jazmin's IG: @jazbjorlie RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3bBwegA BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Wendy Cheung (UC Berkeley alum/UC San Diego grad student) discusses educational equity and studying abroad in Spain, Senegal, France, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand. Wendy's IG: @wendyycheung RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2QQlnIK BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Edward G. Young III (University of Wisconsin-Whitewater alum)shares how studying in Egypt set him on the path toward teaching abroad for years and visiting over 50 countries. Edward's website: rebornstronger.com Edward's IG/Twitter: @e3motivates RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3dyuaat BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Concepción de León (Grinnell College alum) talks about spending a semester each in Hangzhou and Madrid back-to-back. Concepción's Twitter: @bycdl Concepción's IG: @missconcepcion RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3cSt9dg BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Patrick Easley (Washington University in St. Louis alum), discuses studying in Shanghai twice, traveling the world for over a year, and being a grad student in Berlin. Patrick's IG/Twitter: @DoesItSoEasley Patrick's blog: patrickeasley.com Asian Americans Advancing Justice ATL: https://www.advancingjustice-atlanta.org/ Red Canary Song: https://www.redcanarysong.net/ RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3lISTvg BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Tiera DiGiorgio (University of Georgia/Old Dominion University alum) discusses studying German in Germany, being a volunteer camp counselor in Russia, and working as a study abroad advisor. Tiera's Twitter: @tdigiwrites Tiera's IG: @digiorgiotiera RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3thDbKr BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Dai'jah Todd (Grand Valley State University alum) discusses living in Osaka for a year to study Japanese language and film. Dai'jah's : @_DaiLaSoul_ Dai'jah's YouTube: DaiLaSoul RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3smSTU4 BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Christine Job (University of Georgia alum) shares about studying in Valencia, living in Barcelona, and showcasing Black women expats. Christine's podcast: flourishintheforeign.com Christine's IG: @flourishforeign RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3q8eDCd BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Tura Dover (Illinois State University/University of Illinois alum) shares about taking a library & information science seminar in Dublin and Berlin. Tura's IG: @2radovah RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/39l9tg9 BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
In this first episode of 2021, Sho Nakashima (Michigan State University alum) discusses doing a drug policy internship in Toronto and later relocating to Tokyo. Sho's IG: @mecha.bb RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3q80Rz4 BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Happy New Year! Figured I'd kick off 2021 by finally making a trailer for Young, Gifted and Abroad. Traveling might not be advisable right now, but we can still share stories in the meantime! Young, Gifted and Abroad returns on Tuesday, January 12th! BLOG/TRANSCRIPTION for this trailer: bit.ly/38jzA6V BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
We've reached another 10 episodes with episode 70, which means it's celebration/check-in time! Listen to me (Danielle) talk about disbelief, taking a break on better terms than last year, all the people I appreciate, and the two lessons I've learned during this most recent stretch. See y'all in 2021! Reflections/Thoughts (0:00-9:09) Thanking Y'all (9:09-16:06) Two Lessons (16:06-26:52) BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2HTXbjF BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Our last guest of 2020, AJ Joyce discusses sailing the Atlantic Ocean and visiting 10+ countries with Semester at Sea. AJ's IG: @ajsoreel AJ's podcast: shessoreel.com "ANIMALIA" featuring Danielle as Raven/Corbeau: (https://ochentastudio.com/ochenta-stories/2020/10/15/animalia) RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/35IMMiY BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Amanda Oumiya (Georgia Southern University alum) shares about studying in Nagoya, which led to her teaching in Japan and starting a family there. Amanda's IG: @kilamamaxoxo Amanda's podcast: feedyallpodcast.podbean.com Danielle's Black Girl Film Club/Lion King feature: (https://soundcloud.com/blackgirlfilmclub/episode-53-the-lion-king-1994) RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3iXAfg6 BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Aijalon Wallace (Eastern Michigan University/University of Sydney alum) shares about studying in the UK, backpacking through the rest of Europe, and then earning his business degree in Australia. Aijalon's YouTube channel: Aijalon Wallace Aijalon's IG: @aijalon_wallace RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2HKWHMV BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
YeSeul Kim (Massachusetts Institute of Technology alum) shares about studying urban planning and anthropology for a semester in Brazil, South Africa, and Vietnam. YeSeul's website: yeseulmkim.com YeSeul's podcast: serendipitystories.co RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/35CK8Nh BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Paige Mariah (Hampton University/University of Greenwich alum) shares about studying strategic marketing in London and now being a London-based YouTuber/digital content creator. Paige's YouTube channel: Paige Mariah Paige's IG: @paige_mariah RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3hOXucH BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Nicole Brewer (University of Michigan/Ruhr-Universität Bochum alum) discusses teaching abroad in Oman and South Korea, plus pursuing a master's degree in Germany and South Africa. Nicole's travel blog: iluv2globetrot.com Nicole's IG: @iluv2globetrot RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2FrUq7V BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Sutanya Dacres (University of Hartford alum) shares about studying in Perth, Australia for six months and living in Paris for the past seven years. Sutanya's podcast: dinnerforonepodcast.com Sutanya's IG: @dinnerfor.one RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2DbQO9D BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Kristin Tellis Quaye (Howard University/FSU College of Law alum) shares about studying law in Ghana, and running an African diaspora-focused travel company called Certified Africa with her husband. Kristin's IG: @blackwealthesq Certified Africa: certifiedafrica.com RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3eKbH8h BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
Gabby Beckford (Virginia Commonwealth University alum) discusses getting a Boren Award to study in Dubai for a year, as well as spreading opportunities around through travel blogging as Packs Light. Gabby's website: packslight.com Gabby's IG: @packslight RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3iM9DjF BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)
It's once again Juneteenth! And now it's Young, Gifted and Abroad's 2nd anniversary! To celebrate two years, host Danielle G. reads listener feedback, does a Q&A, thanks people, and then previous guests answer two important questions. And there's an affirmation at the end for all of us, too! BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3ejnqv4 BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-the-street-proleter-tribute)