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Aug 31

Sunday in Central, Hong Kong by Danielle Kong

by tuftsigl

Richelle wipes the beads of sweat off of her forehead with a tissue. It’s a humid Sunday morning near Central, the business district of Hong Kong. The dark gray sky foreshadows the intermittent rain showers that will span the day. Luckily, Richelle and I are sitting on a footbridge that is covered by an awning.

Aug 26

Marine Biology and Culture by Lilly Tahmasebi

by tuftsigl

In a town where it is not unusual to see bright pink and lime green as the base and trim colors of a house, lies a community of smiley West Sumatrans blessed with an awe inspiring landscape that cannot be replicated (or, unfortunately, rebuilt).

Aug 26

Media Outreach and Reaction at the U.S. Mission to Russia by Arik Burakovsky

by tuftsigl

Since arriving in Moscow at the beginning of this summer, I have been deeply submerged in the Russian 24-hour news cycle, sometimes to the point of feeling like drowning in an ocean of information.

Aug 25

US Refugee Resettlement and Domestic Implications

by tuftsigl

Katie Saviano interned this summer at the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration in Washington D.C. She is majoring in International relations and Arabic. 

 

Aug 25

Namibia Ministry of Health and Social Services by Alex Kiesling pt. II

by tuftsigl

The second half of my internship in Namibia was more work-intensive, but still enjoyable. My coworker and I finished the tedious parts of the data cleaning process and I began validating and analyzing the data.