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		<title>The Path to Ibarra</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Georgia Ennis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Ibarra, the city in northern Ecuador where I live, was completely destroyed by an earthquake in 1868. As my bed slowly swayed back and forth yesterday morning, I wondered—as I have during every earthquake over the last five months—if this will be the next one that topples the city. At an altitude of about 7,200 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=iimichigan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13740153&amp;post=788&amp;subd=iimichigan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Year of the Dragon</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:14:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Dong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In China, exploding firecrackers, red lanterns, and steaming dumplings herald the auspicious Year of the Dragon. Family gatherings and delicious food are central parts of the Chinese New Year and are akin to the type of celebrations that Americans enjoy on Thanksgiving. Right before the New Year, I joined a local volunteer group on a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=iimichigan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13740153&amp;post=754&amp;subd=iimichigan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Passion in Education &#8211; From Chicago to China</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Dong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My name is George Dong. I received a B.A. in English from the University of Michigan, and I was the student commencement speaker for the Class of 2009. Following graduation, I joined Teach For America and taught high school English in the inner city of Chicago. Thanks to the International Institute’s encouragement and support, I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=iimichigan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13740153&amp;post=721&amp;subd=iimichigan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Norway in a Nutshell: Lessons learned from a summer in Oslo</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 03:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elyse Leonard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My summer as a research assistant at the Peace Research Institute of Oslo has given me a world’s worth of knowledge. Figuratively, I learned a lot. Literally, I learned a lot about the world by working with researchers from around the globe, meeting Norwegians and others, and living through the tragedy of the Oslo attacks. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=iimichigan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13740153&amp;post=698&amp;subd=iimichigan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mining Companies in Ancash</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:42:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua Shapero</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Individual Fellowship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Peru]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cordillera Blanca]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The valley of Conchucos is a beautiful place—green all year long. Separated from the valley of Huaylas by the Cordillera Blanca range, it is watched over by snowy peaks, ancient shrines, and caves with carvings and paintings. But the river that runs through the southern part of the valley, Rio Mosna, is not as clear [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=iimichigan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13740153&amp;post=683&amp;subd=iimichigan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A review of 3 months in Geneva</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:24:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Saetang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My internship in Geneva came to an end a couple weeks ago.  I&#8217;m now sitting in a cafe in Athens, Greece where enough time and distance have passed that I can properly reflect on what it means to work for an international organization in Geneva. While learning about the work of the International Organization for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=iimichigan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13740153&amp;post=678&amp;subd=iimichigan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Unexpected: Life in Oslo after the Attacks</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:05:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elyse Leonard</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Norway]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[bomb]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elyse Leonard is pursuing her bachelor&#8217;s in political science. She received an Individual Fellowship through the International Institute to work as an intern at the Peace Research Institute of Oslo (PRIO) in Norway. Elyse&#8217;s office is just nine blocks from the site of the bomb that was detonated near the Norwegian parliament and the offices [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=iimichigan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13740153&amp;post=646&amp;subd=iimichigan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Introductions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:52:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>miifrancini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello! This will be the first of many posts here on WordPress describing and sharing my many experiences, thoughts and encounters while here in the Philippines. My name is Alyssa Francini, and I will be a senior at the University of Michigan this upcoming fall semester. My studies include sociology and women&#8217;s studies, but I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=iimichigan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13740153&amp;post=635&amp;subd=iimichigan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Science</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Miller</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Korea]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ETA]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[frisbee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[incentives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle School]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hypothesis: Male, Korean middle school students will participate more in class when there are tangible incentives (ie more than just pleasing Mr. Miller, impressing their classmates, and practicing English). Tangible incentives: candy, American baseball cards, catching and throwing a Frisbee, catching and throwing a maize and blue University of Michigan football. Activities: 1) identifying vocabulary [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=iimichigan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13740153&amp;post=640&amp;subd=iimichigan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Quechua Teachers in Ancash</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 03:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joshua Shapero</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Peru]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[poverty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quechua]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school teachers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the time I am spending in Ancash, in the central Andes of Peru, I have been conducting field interviews and recordings focused on the Quechua language, primarily in the town of Huaripampa. The town, officially a centro poblado, is located roughly 45 minutes from the urban center of Huaraz. It is in the district [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=iimichigan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13740153&amp;post=612&amp;subd=iimichigan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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