| Sarah
T. - AWC
in Stockholm Scholarship Grant Award
Originally
from Hillsboro, Oregon, I'm currently pursuing a career as
a flutist and enjoy both performing in orchestras and as a
soloist. I graduated from Oberlin College Conservatory of
Music in 2002, receiving a Bachelor of Music in Flute Performance,
and I recently completed my Masters degree at New England
Conservatory. My series of westward moves has
continued, and now I find myself in Sweden! This year I'll
be working toward a Postgraduate Diploma in Orchestral Performance
at the Kungliga Musikhögskolan (Royal College of Music)
in Stockholm, where I'm studying with the Principal Flutist
in the Swedish Radio Symphony. Right now I'm playing in the
SAMI Sinfonietta, and as part of my program I can look forward
to subbing in the Radio Symphony, the Stockholm Royal Philharmonic,
and the Royal Opera.
In
my spare time, I enjoy reading, cooking, and hiking, so I'm
very happy to find myself somewhere with such great food and
a beautiful respect for nature. I also am slowly but surely
writing a novel, and I've recently become interested in web
design. Back home in the US, I've been quite involved in volunteering
with local political campaigns, so I'm intrigued by
the prospect of seeing our American political process work
from the outside this year.
I'm
absolutely thrilled to be here in Stockholm, and I'm so grateful
to the
AWC for their help and support! I look forward to meeting
everyone this
year!
Becky
Jean C. - AWC
in Stockholm Scholarship Grant Award
I
was born in Madison, Wisconsin, and was raised throughout
the state. In 1998, I attended Michigan Technological University
(MTU) in Houghton, Michigan. I earned a Bachelor of Science
in the Biological Sciences, and a minor in the Visual Arts.
I was active in Phi Sigma National Biological Honor Society,
the Fine Arts Department, and Intramural Volleyball. As an
undergraduate, I also worked in Michigan Tech’s Forestry
Department as a Lab Technician in the Plant Biotechnology
Research Center laboratories. I also held this position full
time upon my graduation in December 2002.
I
am currently studying at Lund University, participating in
Lund University’s Masters Program in International Environmental
Science (LUMES). It is a very unique program that focuses
on human behaviors and their affects upon the environment.
This program consists of students from thirty four different
countries and is taught by members from many different faculties
at the University.
In
my spare time I enjoy music, painting, drawing, and pottery.
I like to play volleyball, go running, and love to dance,
especially salsa, merengue, and swing.
The
LUMES program will be incredibly rewarding both academically
and personally, and I am very thankful to have this opportunity
made possible by the American Women’s Club in Sweden.
I am looking forward to coming to Stockholm for this experience
with the AWC!
Rachel
L. - AWC
in Stockholm Scholarship Grant Award
Hi
AWC!
While
I was born and raised in the metropolitan area north of New
York City, I have spent the past four years as a student at
the University of Wisconsin-Madison. At UW, I earned a Bachelor's
of Science in Biology and a Certificate in Environmental Studies.
Outside of the classroom, I particularly enjoyed the time
I spent organizing student volunteer groups who performed
restoration work in a plot of woods located in the center
of campus. During my senior year I had the opportunity to
work with a Professor of Landscape Architecture and the manager
of the campus's natural areas to develop a management plan
for the site from the perspective of a student.
During
the summers of 2003 and 2004, I worked as a research fellow
for the United States Environmental Protection Agency in both
their regional offices in Manhattan and their Atlantic Ecology
Division in Narragansett, Rhode Island.
Currently, I am pursuing an International Masters Degree in
Environmental Science at Lund University. This degree program
is giving me the chance to study with an extremely diverse
group of students in a country that is progressive with regard
to its environmental policies; this is an experience that
is providing me with a very new perspective on the environmental
field.
In my spare time, I love to be in the outdoors and to learn
about the natural world. I also enjoy painting and drawing,
as well as traveling around and meeting new people.
I
would like to thank the AWC-Stockholm for making my studies
in Sweden possible. I am deeply grateful for your organization's
generosity
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