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I’m one of Webster’s students and I’m in my final year of getting my bachelor’s degree. I owe my academic progress to the support the LERRN non-profit organization. I am an Iranian refugee in Greece. Displacement and living in exile was never my choice, but I had to leave my homeland to save my life. You can imagine how difficult and painful life is in exile, especially in a country like Greece that is not
Dear Friends of LERRN, Warm wishes to all of our friends and supporters! Webster Athens’ international student body sends wishes of joy and good tidings for the year ahead. Please enjoy this short video montage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZCY8VYNRtI We hope you will consider supporting LERRN in 2021. LERRN students will engage in a high quality career coaching/CV development course in January and February. Several students are closing in on graduation and are very excited to begin professional
LERRN update, and musings about the most poignant teachers and catalysts Dear Friends and Supporters of LERRN, I hope this finds you healthy, safe, and thriving in this ever changing, ever evolving, rich-with-opportunities-for-growth moment in time. I would like to offer another update on our project in Greece. As I type, my heart is heavy with the weight of global turmoil, controversies, and feelings of isolation. I miss hugs, many of my own family
Dear Friends of LERRN, I hope this finds you healthy, safe and feeling peaceful amid the strange and difficult times we are experiencing. I would love to hear how you are coping and rising to meet the challenges before us, as individuals, families and communities. As fate would have it, I was in Sacramento, California, when “shelter in place” orders were delivered, so here I continue to be. Though I miss my family (all are
Hi dear Jennifer, I’m writing this to show a small portion of what I’m experiencing during this Coronavirus crisis. I’ve been in home quarantine for over a month now. Three weeks under governmental lockdown. Since the beginning of the term, I’ve been continuing my university lessons online. Everything has its pros and cons. Of course staying at home, where you feel safe and are relaxed, is a good thing. Waking up every day and seeing