Kofi Bazzell-Smith (Eastern Illinois University student) discusses going to Japan twice to learn Japanese, study manga, and engross himself in the Japanese boxing scene. Kofi's IG: @kofi.manga RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2SeqP4G BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute)...
Feb 04, 2020•1 hr 46 min
Brittany Pruitt (Spelman College alum/Carnegie Mellon Heinz student) talks about moving to Australia for grad school, plus travel blogging/podcasting as Hungry Black Girl Travels. Brittany's IG: @hungryblackgirltravels Hungry Black Girl Travels podcast: bit.ly/3aKrJyl RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/37kfh6g BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud...
Jan 21, 2020•1 hr 37 min
Happy Christmas Eve, from me (Danielle) to y'all! This is a mashup of intro snippets from all 50 episodes so far, and I hope it brings you as much laughter as it did me while I was editing it together. Be back in January 2020! RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2QgjzEr BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-ba...
Dec 24, 2019•50 min
We've reached 50 episodes, which means it's celebration/check-in time! Some talk about what this milestone means to me, the break I'm taking, what I've learned, and who I'm thankful for! See y'all in 2020! Reflection (0:00-9:41) Lessons (9:41-18:36) Thanks (18:36-26:52) BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2QcVAYw BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (...
Nov 12, 2019•27 min
Flor Montero (University of Bridgeport alum) shares about studying in Jordan, being a Peace Corps volunteer in Nicaragua, and supporting her local community in Costa Rica. Flor's IG: @flor.y.ser RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/36Iqxts BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribut...
Nov 06, 2019•1 hr 32 min
Neena Rouhani (Michigan State University alum/Northwestern Medill student) discusses taking a gap year to do community service in El Salvador. Neena's IG: @neenaroe RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2N9ALdh BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Coun...
Oct 23, 2019•57 min
Camille Eddy (University of Idaho student) discusses leaving the country for the first time to speak at an AI conference in Budapest. Camille's blog: hellocami.com Camille's Twitter: @iamcamilleeddy RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2orMGuA BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tr...
Oct 09, 2019•1 hr 13 min
Michelle Jackson (University of Rochester/CU Denver alum) discusses studying in France and Argentina, plus the travel hacks she's learned as a personal finance content creator. Michelle's IG: @michelleismoneyhungry / @squarestateco RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2n8E5Mf BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgera...
Sep 25, 2019•50 min
Taylor Jones (University of Alabama alum) fondly reflects on doing sports research for three weeks in Australia. Tiffany's IG: @black.sunflower_ / @justbeateaco RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2kCwpkz BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Ba...
Sep 10, 2019•1 hr 14 min
Tiffany Heard (Cal State Long Beach/Howard University alum) discusses studying in Ghana and South Africa, her other travels, and what it's like being a travel blogger. Tiffany's blog: Sweet Tiffy's Inspirations (tiffany-travels.com) Tiffany's IG: @sweettiffys RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2zqqXVE BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/prol...
Aug 27, 2019•1 hr 18 min
Jasmine Rainer (Georgia State University student) discusses going to The Bahamas to learn about environmental science. Jasmine's IG/Twitter: @boujaeeee Danielle's book blog feature: bit.ly/2ZYUhhz RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2H6KwGK BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-trib...
Aug 13, 2019•55 min
Peter Burroughs (Michigan State University alum) discusses learning about the gaming and tech industries in Japan and South Korea. Peter's website: kairosmith.com Peter's IG and Twitter: @kairosmith RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2STyVQi BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tr...
Jul 30, 2019•1 hr 2 min
Ralph Paulk (Michigan State University alum/Indiana University MBA student) shares about doing business consulting with other MBA students in Thailand. Ralph's IG: @prodigyp RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2XLZzA8 BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald &...
Jul 16, 2019•1 hr 7 min
Nenna Maduko (Michigan State University alum) shares about studying Chinese language and culture in Harbin for a summer. Nenna's IG: @nennamaduko RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2Xiu5fT BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Su...
Jul 02, 2019•1 hr 9 min
It's Juneteenth! And it's Young, Gifted and Abroad's 1st anniversary! To celebrate, host Danielle G. thanks many people and previous guests answer two important questions. Lorraine Hansberry is mentioned, as usual. The Golden Girls and Destiny's Child are sung. Thanks (3:22-30:41) Guest Responses (30:41-47:45) Closing Thoughts/Advice: (47:45-57:49) BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2IYoTZk BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Ba...
Jun 19, 2019•58 min
Closing out our first year with Jo Brooks (Michigan State University/Yale University alum), who has traveled to all seven continents of the world. Jo's IG: @jo_muffin RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2KfJewg BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Co...
Jun 12, 2019•1 hr 2 min
Nailah Brown (Michigan State University alum/Brunel University student) shares about studying French in France, teaching English in South Korea, and pursuing a psychology-related Master's degree in London. Nailah's IG: @nailahbisou RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2WcYRX9 BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgera...
Jun 04, 2019•1 hr 45 min
Tiffany Green (University of Connecticut/Howard University alum) shares about her career and travels working as a counselor for a globe-traveling high school. Tiffany's IG: @tiff_tastic1 Tiffany's website: Uprooted.me The Uprooted Pocast's FB page: The Uprooted Series RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2HH1MDt BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud...
May 28, 2019•2 hr
Sean A. Watkins (Michigan State University alum) discusses living in Brazil in high school, doing an internship in Cape Town, and merging media with social justice on an international scale. Watkins Agency of Joy: agencyofjoy.com Watkins Agency of Joy IG: @agencyojoy Sean's IG: @seanieboyy RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2Wnbovi BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by Prolet...
May 21, 2019•1 hr 49 min
Gina Williams (Cornell College alum) discusses studying and working in Korea for the past five years, as well as giving travel grants to women though Gina International Travel Organization. Gina's IG: @gina.international Gina's non-profit website: ginainternational.org RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2Wu2icP BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundclou...
May 07, 2019•1 hr 13 min
Alhia Harris (SUNY Old Westbury/Lehman College alum) discusses studying business in Hong Kong, as well as the study abroad scholarship she's offering through Diverse International Women of Color (D.I.W.C.) for summer 2019. Alhia's IG: @halhia Diverse International Women of Color IG: @d.i.w.c RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2Pq3n2o BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by Prol...
Apr 23, 2019•52 min
Professor Lori L. Tharps (Smith College/Columbia University alum) shares about doing a cultural exchange program in Morocco and spending a year as a university student in Spain. Lori's IG: @myamericanmeltingpot Lori's website: myamericanmeltingpot.com RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2YU5OPn BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-bea...
Apr 09, 2019•1 hr 49 min
Poet/screenwriter/visual storyteller Zuri McWhorter shares about touring Western Europe with her high school band class, and studying literature as a college student in Ireland. Zuri's IG: @zurimcwhorter Zuri's portfolio website: zuri.ink RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2V3K6Ww BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-f...
Mar 26, 2019•56 min
Amy Hoang (San Francisco State University alum) discusses studying social welfare in South Korea and doing volunteer child development work in South Africa. Amy's IG: @ahoa_abroad RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2Hu40Gq BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGe...
Mar 12, 2019•1 hr 16 min
Sahar Mahmood (Michigan State University alum) shares about moving to the U.S. from Afghanistan, doing internship/volunteer work in South Africa and Mexico, and taking high school students on international learning trips. Sahar's IG: @sahari.mahmood Sahar's FB: Sahar Mahmood Sahar's Twitter: @spartysahari RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2GQuiDg BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tri...
Feb 26, 2019•1 hr 37 min
We've reached 30 episodes, which means it's check-in time! Some Black History Month talk, reflecting on changes, and thanks all around from your host, Danielle G. RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2SglcRG BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street (ProleteR Tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-count-basie-on-the-sunny-side-of-th...
Feb 19, 2019•14 min
Isabelle Masado (Michigan State University alum) shares about moving from Cameroon to the U.S. as a teenager, studying in Ghana, and engaging in women and youth focused work in Senegal. Isabelle's IG: @bellahappyfeet Isabelle's FB: Isabelle Masado RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2SHvUow BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmak...
Feb 12, 2019•1 hr 30 min
Fay Miller (Kentucky State University/Bellarmine University alum) discusses studying business in Paris. Fay's FB: Fay Mb RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2Uj5yGu BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On The Sunny Side Of The Street(Pr...
Jan 29, 2019•52 min
Happy New Year! Glad to be back! In this first episode of 2019, Stacy discusses studying global public health in Kenya, India, South Africa, and Brazil. RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2ssNm15 BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-street-blues-proleter-tribute) "Ella FitzGerald & Count Basie - On...
Jan 15, 2019•1 hr 45 min
Kevin Chung (University of Michigan alum) discusses his time studying sustainability in Copenhagen, in this final episode of 2018. Thank y'all so much for listening! See y'all in January 2019! Kevin's IG: @misterkchung RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/2PKCBk6 BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com www.younggiftedandabroad.com Background music: "Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR (https://soundcloud.com/proleter-beatmaker/ella-fitzgerald-basin-stre...
Dec 18, 2018•58 min
