My name is Zennie. I’m a student at the University of New Mexico, majoring in Organizational Communication Studies. I was born and raised in Vietnam, my parents always encouraged me to do my best in everything I do. They let me make my own choices and never pushed me toward a career goal. As I grew up in the United …
At the meetings, the women discuss and do bookkeeping on their enterprises, they have opened 3: the bike rental shop, Duka la Baiskeli; a retail store, Duka la Kazi na Sala; and a money-lending fund. The Maasai women also make jewelry. They are also now building a community meeting hall which they will rent out. Me, I just sit on …
The Trinity Accelerator is intended to empower collaborations between the federal government, industry, and academia in the spirit of how successful startup companies create value and generate new products for their customers with training on how to adapt those universal entrepreneurial concepts in a large organization for innovation and growth. Program Details Location: Q Station, 3225 Central Ave NE, Albuquerque, …
Coming in June 2022, a Women-Only Hands-on Photovoltaic (PV, solar electric) Workshop. Learn how to design, size, and install a solar electric system. If you want to take advantage of current incentives and learn how to design and install a photovoltaic (PV) system, the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) is sponsoring a Women Only Hands-On Photovoltaic Design and Installation class …
OMG, this is my last week with TATU!! I knew that with hindsight it would all go so fast, and even though there were many moments I was like, ugh, I’m done with this, I’m sad to be done with this. Last weekend was another excursion to Enduiment Park (sp?). It’s a little visited park, and one can see why, …
Wow, it’s now 1 ½ months into this adventure. Despite the long moments of boredom and waiting, so many experiences get jammed in such that it seems to be speeding past. Last week was back into the community with two visits. The first to support the inauguration of the new Kilipad factory. I remember visiting it my first week here, …
Global Ties ABQ is excited to announce that we will be hosting a delegation of six officials from Serbia from May 21 – 28, 2022 through the Congressional Office for International Leadership (COIL). The delegates will be meeting with New Mexico experts and leaders on the topic of “Economic Development through Preservation of Cultural Heritage”. The purpose of this exchange is …
Global Ties ABQ is thrilled to announce that we will be hosting the YTILI Fellowship Program this May thanks to our partnership with World Chicago. YTILI is the U.S Department of State‘s Flagship program that its purpose is to promote mutual understanding, enhance entrepreneur and leadership skills, and build lifelong relationships with leaders from Europe and the United States. This …
April 28 – Career Connections Global+: Careers in International Relations Careers in International Relations is designed to give you universal skills for building your professional self, leverage your exchange experience, and introduce you to a wide array of careers in the international relations field outside of government. This will also include a session on how you can continue your engagement …
Getting used to going slow. We in the western world are so focused on productivity. But what does it really get us in the end? Faster to our death? More things for our relatives to get rid of once we’re gone? Why exactly do humans get bored if they aren’t productive? It is an inborn trait, or inherited? I still …
