Today we took a site visit to ANDD, which is the Association for National Digital Development. ANDD was similar to many of the site visits we have already had. When looking at it compared to the Casablanca Technopark, ANDD offers its workshops and other services for free, just like how the technopark offers its incubator…
Day 11: Broken Doors and Business Tours
We started off our morning by taking the bus to our group project site visit! First we visited ANDD, or L’Association Nationale du Développement Digital, a organization committed to strengthening the digital and entrepreneurial skills of women and young people. I could see the impact that ANDD had made immediately as I entered the building,…
Day 11: Social Medi(n)a
The day I’ve been waiting for has finally arrived: my site visit!! We visited ANDD, an association that focuses on digital skill development, particularly for women. They have three main programs through which they help stay at home mothers, university graduates, and other young women on how to create and sustain income-generating activities. I was…
Day 9: A Look Into a Complex Past
I think it is fair to say that today was certainly one of the more emotionally engaging days of the program, especially given the content that we viewed in the second half of the day. I started the morning by grabbing breakfast with my friends Olivia, Reva, and Rachel at Merci Bakery, which I know…
Day 10- Feeling Shakespearean
This morning we got up a little earlier to take the train to Stratford-upon-Avon. This is where Shakespeare was born and grew up, which is so cool! Once we arrived, we walked into the town to meet Tim. I was happy to have him as our tour guide again because he explains things well and…
Dachau Tour: Sunday
My first impression of Dachau was how quiet it was when we first entered. All other places we have went so far have been joyful or greeted with a boisterous greeting. Dachau’s size seemed much larger to me. It’s hard to believe that there were camps way larger than this. We learned that, at a…
Day 11: Chaimaa and her cosmetics
Today was a really interesting day! We did our last site visit, I made a new friend, we had a bathroom lockup, and of course, shopping LOL. We started off today by visiting ANDD, which was so nice to hear from, especially because I can tell how passionate they are about their organization and what…
Day 10: To be or not to be…
Today was an early morning, and we met downstairs at 7:50 to walk to the train station. Surprisingly, it wasn’t too hard to wake up because I was so excited, we were finally heading to Stratford-upon-Avon, the hometown of Shakespeare. I had been looking forward to this trip all week. Taking the train there was…
Day 10 – Stratford Upon Avon!!
Today was an early morning compared to other days. I woke up feeling a little sick but I felt a little better than the previous night. We had to meet as a group at 7:50 am. The plan for today was to visit Stratford upon Avon, which is the birthplace of William Shakespeare. I was…
Bilbao Day 12: On Top of the World
The morning was like every other: a plate of eggs and ham alongside some cornbread and conversations with peers about the days gone by. Saioa held one final educational presentation in which we compared the US to Spain, not just in terms of healthcare. The roads, the foods, and the expectations differed, but I couldn’t…
Day 10: More Lectures With Astral
Today we went back to Astral’s downtown campus for more lectures relating to the public sector and the social security system. The campus is only about a 10-minute walk from where we are staying, making early wakeups not needed. Today we learned a lot about how Federalism has an effect on healthcare and how healthcare…
Day 9: Listening and Learning
We started today with a lecture focused on the public sector. We have already had the opportunity to visit several public hospitals, such as those in La Matanza and San Isidro. Diana, the speaker, also discussed her time working at the Ministry of Health. Since we had not yet touched on the Ministry of Health…
Day 9: Lectures with Astral
Today, we visited University of Astral’s downtown campus. We had a few lectures about important topics mainly relating to insurance and private companies. First, we had someone from OMINT. OMINT is a private insurance company that has multiple clinics in certain neighborhoods of Buenos Aires. We talked about how OMINT provides services to its subscribers…
Level 1000 Mafia kingpin mogs the low life crook
Some similarities are that the groups had in common was that they were all working for the betterment of society. The Technopark does not charge rent for startups and receives funding from the government and partnerships to ensure that as many startups as possible can succeed and profit. Also, UM6P provides a large number of…
Day 11: Finding a voice at ANDD
Today we were able to visit the ANDD center, and it was a very rememberable experience. We were able to hear from women who took classes at the centers and their genuine appreciation for that they had learned made me even more interested in ANDD and the services/classes they offer. We heard from one woman…
Post It, Sell It, Own It
Our group’s morning started off at ANDD. Their mission is to support project leaders, specifically women and youth, by giving them practical tools to create, develop, and digitize their projects. I found it interesting that they offer more than one program, like for example this year they offered 3. They also change the ones they…
Day 10 – Lectures and Lunch
Today we headed back to the downtown Austral campus. We started our morning with apresentation from the ministry of health. The ministry of health is in charge of providing supportto the provinces and coordinating health policy across Argentina. For lunch, we stopped at a little cafe near the building. We ended up getting avocado toast….
Day 10: Austral Student for a Day!
Today in Argentina, we went back to the Universidad of Austral downtown campus for another full day of lectures about the healthcare system. The campus is only about a ten minute walk from our hotel, so it has been really nice getting to walk through the city the past few mornings instead of taking a…
Lattes and Lectures
We headed back to Austral’s downtown campus this morning for three more lectures today. Before walking over, Lauren and I went to a café around the corner for our hotel for a coffee, which wasn’t extraordinary. Today I consumed a lot of coffee! Our first lecture of the day was about the ministry of health…
Universidad Austral: downtown edition
Today we got to back to Austral, however this time we got to see their campus that is in the city. We had a very nice 10 minute walk over to the building. I absolutely love walking around Buenos Aires- it is such a lively city. The building we were in was beautiful as well….