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Before arriving in Tel Aviv, Maya had not researched or knew in-depth information on the Palestinian divide. For those that do not know, according to the Council on Foreign Relations, the Israel- Palestinian conflict dates back to the nineteenth century when the Holy Land, known as Jerusalem, was divided into the State of Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip.

There have been wars, uprisings, and conflicts over territory between the Palestinian and the Israelis because both parties believe the territory, referred to today as Palestine, to be rightfully theirs.

Maya Lewis, knowing this information later, began to notice the obvious tension while she was present. Pumped by her visit to Israel, Maya researched programs for her third trip abroad. Through this program, Maya was given the opportunity to travel to Peru and Guatemala for three months.

Her first trip was to Lima, Peru, where she lived with a homestay family, began classes at 5am, and endured the overbearing heat as she worked on an urban garden in one of the 43 districts. The district, where the urban garden was located, was home to one of the succeeding generations of the refugees that escaped domestic terrorism in the s. Enduring a tragic past, lacking financial stability, trash disposal, and running water, Maya says, the fourteen families still managed to commit to reforming their community through the urban garden.

She also got to visit Paracas, a small town on the west coast of Peru with sea lions and a lot of scorpions. She laughs as she recalls swinging on a scorpion with an axe she seemed to have handy that was trying to chase her. Her next stop was Tecpan, Guatemala, a place she describes as the prized part of her trip. The Guatemalan people were so kind, especially in her home stay. Maya lived in a home that was a stark contrast to her more modern home in Peru. She said the family had a fire stove, the bathroom was outside, and the streets were cobble stone.

Another aspect she found very interesting was the impact of Catholicism on the Guatemalan people. Maya worked in a classroom where she learned about education and how education can be used to liberate oppressed people. Maya Lewis was given the responsibility of a small group of kids where she graded and corrected their Spanish.

However, over time, the young kids helped her with her Spanish and taught her many life lessons. Following her trip to Guatemala and Peru, she was allowed to meet with her state representatives and talk to the Foreign Aid Office about the many ways the United States is involved in foreign aid. Overall she has learned that in order to develop a community, one has to take into consideration the people and the culture.

It has to be something the community wants and desires. Top-down development projects do not take into consideration the culture and language of the community; rather, they ambush a marginalized country, implementing ideas that they think will facilitate development. Princess Sampson, an Atlanta native, shares her experience as a child with both parents that focused on diversity and inclusion in tech. Being introduced to software at a young age, Princess Sampson is well ahead of her peers at learning a very sought after skill.

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The most difficult part of the transition in LDE, according to Serena, is not the transition or the workload. The workload is challenging but the people are cut from a similar cloth of academia. What was the most difficult part then? Transportation to the host institution is not provided so you have to find your own way to their campus. The most expensive part of the opportunity is arranging your travel! Through participation, you gain exposure to alternative expressions of intellectual community while also documenting your curiosity and seriousness of purpose.

Serena encourages students to explore this opportunity during their junior or sophomore year. Overall, she said students should do it! So what are you waiting for?