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Hello Readers!

I'm Sean, a current junior at Polytechnic School and a rising Global Scholar. I have studied French for six years, and I am proficient and reasonably close to fluent in the language. The GIP classes I have taken so far or plan to take before graduation at Poly are as follows: World Cultures: Middle East, Film History and Application, French IV Honors, International Relations, and AP French. My drive to complete this program stems from my love of connection with different cultures, a passion that has played out in my work in Model UN and, in a limited way, through my thus far rather unimpressive work as French Club co-president.

I have also cultivated this yearn for understanding through my trips abroad throughout my life, especially through my time in Senegal last summer and a Poly exchange program in Paris two years ago. On both trips, I found that my understanding of French allowed me to attain a more nuanced and complete understanding of the similarities and differences that existed between my culture and those of my host families. Being able to speak the language facilitated not only my efforts to get to know a new culture but also my families' efforts to get to know mine. In short, it removed a barrier and allowed for an exchange.

I have personally enjoyed exploring this theme, the idea that exchange is not a one-way street, and I look forward to sharing this idea through my GIP project. Rather than simply comparing and contrasting our environment with someone else's, I would be eager to provide an opportunity for students to give as well as to receive insight into global culture. A project in a similar vein would be Kelly P's. I would like to expand that vision by including the Mandarin, French, and Spanish classes in an exchange with sister schools across the globe. This concept is a large and quite possibly unreachable goal, but I look forward to its development and my own over the coming year!

For more on Poly's exchange with the global community, visit http://globalpanthers.ning.com

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