Interlocking Threads: Conversations with International Students

Interlocking Threads

Conversations with International Students This is a project we started to connect with international alumni through casual conversations grounded in our current situation and past shared experiences. Throughout this project we will chat with people from around the world who have studied in the United States, to create and refresh connections, and to check in with our guests about how they are doing during these strange and unusual times. DISCLAIMER: The comments expressed in the Chatcast are those of the interviewees at the time of the interview which are personal and through signed consent. Interlocking Threads: Conversations With International Students or its representatives have no control over the nature or content of the comments of the interviewees. Any views or opinions expressed are not intended to malign or slander any religion, ethinic group, club, organization, company, individual, or state. Interlocking Threads: Conversations With International Students or its representatives make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the expressed opinions. Any reliance placed on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk. In no event will Interlocking Threads: Conversations With International Students or its representatives be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of the interviews and personal expressed opinions.

Episodes

  1. 01/13/2021

    Episode 11 - Conversation | Malvika, Sitashma, Srija

    This is Episode 11 of Interlocking Threads: Conversations with International Students! This conversation was recorded on October 25th, 2020 when we spoke with Malvika Dua from India, Sitashma Thapa from Nepal, and Srija Banerjee from India. The three of them graduated amidst the pandemic this spring and in our conversation shared their experience of adapting to changing plans, their relationship to the American Dream, and shared how domestic citizens can use their rights to support international students and immigrants. To hear more about who these three are, check out the episode introductions on our profile. Malvika Dua is originally from India. She graduated from Earlham College in 2020 with a degree in Neuroscience. She is currently a Research Associate for Flavell Lab at MIT. Srija Banerjee is originally from India. She graduated from Earlham College in 2020 with a degree in International Studies. She currently resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where she is pursuing her Masters of Science in Public Policy & Management at Carnegie Mellon University. Sitashma Thapa is originally from Nepal. She graduated from Earlham College in 2020 with a double major in Environmental Sustainability and Sociology & Anthropology. Sitashma currently lives in Indianapolis, Indiana where she is pursuing her Masters in Philanthropic Studies as a McKinney Fellow. The fellowship focuses on environmental conservation and environmental philanthropy allowing Sitashma to specialize in her field. Music Credit: Jordan Connor Special thanks to Steve Schwartz who helps us with the editing and sound of our episodes. He has a music tech startup that makes special microphones for acoustic musical instruments, at YourHeavenAudio.com

    Episode 11 - Conversation | Malvika, Sitashma, Srija

  2. 01/11/2021

    Episode 11 - Introduction | Malvika, Sitashma, Srija

    This is Episode 11 of Interlocking Threads: Conversations with International Students! In this episode we spoke with Malvika Dua from India, Sitashma Thapa from Nepal, and Srija Bannerjee from India. In this introduction you will get to know them better and hear what they are up to now! Tune in again on Wednesday to hear their conversation, sharing their experience of adapting to changing plans, their relationship to the American Dream, and shared how domestic citizens can use their rights to support international students and immigrants. Malvika Dua is originally from India. She graduated from Earlham College in 2020 with a degree in Neuroscience. She is currently a Research Associate for Flavell Lab at MIT. Srija Banerjee is originally from India. She graduated from Earlham College in 2020 with a degree in International Studies. She currently resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where she is pursuing her Masters of Science in Public Policy & Management at Carnegie Mellon University. Sitashma Thapa is originally from Nepal. She graduated from Earlham College in 2020 with a double major in Environmental Sustainability and Sociology & Anthropology. Sitashma currently lives in Indianapolis, Indiana where she is pursuing her Masters in Philanthropic Studies as a McKinney Fellow. The fellowship focuses on environmental conservation and environmental philanthropy allowing Sitashma to specialize in her field. Music Credit: Jordan Connor Special thanks to Steve Schwartz who helps us with the editing and sound of our episodes. He has a music tech startup that makes special microphones for acoustic musical instruments, at YourHeavenAudio.com

    Episode 11 - Introduction | Malvika, Sitashma, Srija

  3. 12/27/2020

    Episode 10 - Conversation | Karim, Saujan, Abhay

    In this episode we spoke with Abhay Chaudhary from India, Karim Zagha from Palestine, and Saujan Kafle from Nepal - check their introductory episode out on our profiles to hear more about who they are! During our conversation our three guests shared their processes of withdrawing from the lives they formed in college and the time it takes to create the comfort of space and friendships when moving to a new place, the blight and blessings of lockdown, insights into the world-wide conservative leadership and the current information wars and their effects. Abhay Chaudhary is originally from India. He graduated from Earlham College in 2020 with a double major in Math and Chemistry. He currently lives in Oxford, Ohio where he is working on a Master's in Mathematics at Miami University. Karim Zagha is originally from Palestine. He graduated from Earlham College in 2017 with a degree in Psychology. He currently resides in Bochum, Germany where he works as a Research Associate for the Ruhr-University Bochum’s Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Department. His project is called Improve Mental Health, which is an intervention program for refugees in Germany who experience mental health issues such as anxiety and depression. Saujan Kafle is originally from Nepal. He graduated from Earlham College in 2018 with a major in Chemistry. He currently resides in Woburn, Massachusetts where he works as an Analytical Chemistry Scientist/Engineer II at Thermo Fisher Scientific, in Lexington, Massachusetts. Music Credit: Jordan Connor Special thanks to Steve Schwartz who helps us with the editing and sound of our episodes. He has a music tech startup that makes special microphones for acoustic musical instruments, at YourHeavenAudio.com

    Episode 10 - Conversation | Karim, Saujan, Abhay
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Conversations with International Students This is a project we started to connect with international alumni through casual conversations grounded in our current situation and past shared experiences. Throughout this project we will chat with people from around the world who have studied in the United States, to create and refresh connections, and to check in with our guests about how they are doing during these strange and unusual times. DISCLAIMER: The comments expressed in the Chatcast are those of the interviewees at the time of the interview which are personal and through signed consent. Interlocking Threads: Conversations With International Students or its representatives have no control over the nature or content of the comments of the interviewees. Any views or opinions expressed are not intended to malign or slander any religion, ethinic group, club, organization, company, individual, or state. Interlocking Threads: Conversations With International Students or its representatives make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the expressed opinions. Any reliance placed on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk. In no event will Interlocking Threads: Conversations With International Students or its representatives be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of the interviews and personal expressed opinions.

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