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Dato: 15.04.2011

Fra Rotary International modtog vi i distriktet meddelelse om, at en ung studerende, Sarita Fae Jarmack fra Rio Rancho, New Mexico, USA, af Rotary District 5520 var blevet tildelt et såkaldt "Ambassadorial Scholarship" til et års universitetsstudier, som Sarita vil bruge på at studere ved Aalborg Universitet.

Som "Host District" har vi udpeget DGND Vibeke Gamst, Aalborg Vestre RK som Host Counsellor og hendes klub som Host Rotary Club under Saritas ophold og studier her i studieåret 2011 – 2012.

Som Host District er vi forpligtet til at tage os af Sarita og at tage hende med til klub- og distriktsaktiviteter og møder, og jeg er sikker på, at vi vil få stor fornøjelse af at stifte bekendtskab med Sarita Fae Jarmack, der ankommer til Aalborg medio august d.å.

Sarita er 23 år, har været Rotary udvekslingsstudent i Sverige for et par år siden, og taler og læser derfor udmærket svensk, hvorfor hun formentlig forholdsvis hurtigt vil være i stand til at tale og forstå dansk.

Vi har bedt Sarita om at fortælle lidt om sig selv, og byder hende hjertelig velkommen til distrikt 1440.

Jens Kristiansen

Hello District 1440!

My name is Sarita Fae Jarmack, and I am currently a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar from District 5520 for the year of 2011-2012. In the Fall, I will attend Aalborg University with intent to receive a 2-year masters Degree from the International Relations and Development Program. I have received my Undergraduate degree in Special Education from the University of New Mexico and I am currently working for the Ministry of Education in the Republic of Georgia as an ESL teacher.

Since my Youth Exchange year with Rotary in 2005, my consciousness of globalization has increased, sparking an interest and passion for topics
surrounding political science and the theories of International Relations .My life has rapidly become globalized as I find myself teaching in places such as Sri Lanka and the Republic of Georgia (in which I am
currently located), working on development projects in South/Central America and seeing the effects of the rapidly developing world in my own back yard of New Mexico.

My involvement with Rotary as an Exchange student to Sweden and working on service projects through Rotary Internationals ProjectLink, have gratefully led to the Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship. This Scholarship emphasizes the component of service within the community while providing the opportunity to study abroad for one year.

With my interest in the art of teaching and the usage of education in development, I became intrigued by Aalborg’s unique strategies of teaching and learning about the field of International Relations. The emphasis on group work and real world situations will allow me to apply the theories of international relations to my immediate world. Its international student populations will enrich the knowledge base and I am told that the resources are phenomenal. I look forward to attending the Aalborg University Institute and working with the professors to further my education in the field of International Relations.

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