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Carolina Garcia | CIIP 2023 Blog Portfolio

Orientation We were challenged to explore our identities and understand how our role as a Hopkins student affects our positionality in Baltimore. This was one of the most important topics throughout orientation week and our biggest challenge will continue to persist throughout the summer to gain a better understanding of…
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Michelle Sicard | CIIP 2023 Blog Portfolio

Week 1 This first week working with PBRC, more than anything, taught me that there is a significant gap between the number of residents needing help in Baltimore City right now and the resources available to them. I felt this most during my in-person clinic days (Tuesdays and Wednesdays). These…
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Yasin Afrida | CIIP 2023 Blog Portfolio

Orientation Week It was a bit challenging to voice my thoughts just because there are a lot of people in the program who I don’t know. Public speaking is something I am constantly working on so I am proud that I participated more on the last day. If I were…
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Rachel Oh | CIIP 2023 Blog Portfolio

Orientation Week This week, I was challenged to understand my values, privilege, and identity in relation to this internship program. While public health classes began to discuss the relationship Hopkins has with Baltimore, this series of presentations and activities made me think further about the relationship I could have with…
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Josh McGrew | CIIP 2023 Blog Portfolio

Orientation Week Going through orientation this past week has been a fun yet thought-provoking experience which has challenged me to think about my position as a Hopkins student in the context of my partnership and interactions with Baltimore. Monday’s presentation on engaging with Baltimore Communities and Jessa Wais’ presentation on…
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Carlos Gamboa | CIIP 2023 Blog Portfolio

Orientation Week This week, I experienced orientation from a new perspective, developing different skills than as an intern. Last summer, orientation was simultaneously disorienting and validating. I started the week knowing almost no one and worrying about the summer; however, by the end of the week, I had forged strong…
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Samson Dessalines | CIIP 2023 Blog Portfolio

Orientation Week Orientation week for CIIP went great! I met a lot of cool people that I look forward to hanging out with in the future. I also learned a lot from the many guest speakers that we had, and they taught me priceless knowledge about the history of Baltimore…
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Jayla Butler | CIIP 2023 Blog Portfolio

Orientation Week I will never forget the many encounters I had before arriving to Baltimore warning me to be careful on the streets I choose to journey. People from the DMV would always tell me that you could turn one corner and be in an extremely different climate from the…
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Natalie Wang | CIIP 2023 Blog Portfolio

Orientation Week During orientation, I was reflecting on the ways that conversations and trainings on diversity and equity are conducted at an institution like Hopkins. As a rising senior, I have been in a variety of these settings in different contexts over the course of the past few years here…
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Atri Surapaneni | CIIP 2023 Blog Portfolio

Orientation I had a great time during orientation. I really learned a lot from the variety of speakers. Some of my favorites were the history presentation and the black churches food security network. It was amazing to see the impacts various nonprofits have made in Baltimore through the history of…
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