I’m very excited to leave for Miami and to start exploring
the city as the first part of our immersive DukeEngage experience.
Although
there has not been a great deal of specificity regarding the New Generation
Leadership & Workforce Institute we will be assisting Unidad with during
the first half of the program, I am very excited about the number of
opportunities that we will have to form meaningful relationships and grow as a
group. I think we have a very balanced, diverse group, and am looking forward
to getting to know each of the other seven program participants better. I know
that the Unidad staff, Miguel, Professor Clifford and Ms. Snead-Williams have
all worked extremely hard to plan an eventful eight weeks and hope to take full
advantage of my time in Miami.
I think I will have a much better grasp of more
detailed expectations after next week’s training session with Unidad, but I am
probably most focused on getting out of my comfort zone and the “Duke bubble”
and trying new things while fulfilling the objectives of the program. I am
slightly anxious about my ability to speak Spanish, but think that I will only
become even more proficient in the language. More than anything, I am looking
forward to the upcoming weeks and am excited about what will occur.
-Amrith Ramkumar
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