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Olubusola Babalola | CIIP 2023 Blog Portfolio

Orientation I was unsure of what to expect walking into orientation week and left it pleasantly surprised. It sort of felt like starting college again, but instead of being introduced to Hopkin’s, I was being introduced to Baltimore. During the week, presentations on the history of Baltimore and the impact…
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Eden Teodorovici | CIIP 2023 Blog Portfolio

Orientation Orientation was such a beautiful, insightful, and memorable week. Entering the week, I did not know what to expect except for 8 hour days, lots of socializing, and free breakfast and lunch! I’m grateful that it was much more than that. I had just moved into my apartment the…
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Valeria Leal Serna | CIIP 2023 Blog Portfolio

Orientation Week What challenged me about orientation was stepping out of my comfort zone in several different ways. I was challenged with finding a new routine, with orientation being outside of my usual summer schedule. I was challenged to think about my privilege all throughout the week by listening to…
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Brahein Richardson | CIIP 2023 Blog Portfolio

Orientation Week What challenged me most about orientation was being open and vulnerable in a space full of strangers and people I had just met. More recently than ever I have been really feeling socially anxious most of the day, so being forced into social groups can definitely feel overwhelming…
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Renee Wu | CIIP 2023 Blog Portfolio

Week 1 This week is about getting to know my organization and the peace camp that is coming next month. I have two weekly meetings with my supervisor and I’m primarily working on researching, brainstorming and website updating. I like it when I’m in a small org so that I…
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Isabella Tasser | CIIP 2023 Blog Portfolio

Orientation Week Going into this week, I honestly didn’t know what to expect. The only thing I’d heard about this orientation was that it was an exhausting but eye-opening experience, but I wasn’t sure of the day-to-day specifics. As a self-proclaimed introvert and over-thinker, the fear of the unknown was…
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Frank Meng | CIIP 2023 Blog Portfolio

Orientation Week Wow. The orientation week is done for the second time, but this time, as a peer mentor. Let me tell you, it’s been a whirlwind of events, chock-full of enlightening sessions, soul-stirring discussions, and good-natured banter with my mentees, fellow peer mentors, and the incredible support staff. The…
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Karen Linares Mendoza | CIIP 2023 Blog Portfolio

Orientation Week Even after one entire year living in Baltimore, the first day of orientation I felt like I was being introduced to the city for the very first time again! It was amazing and astounding to see how much I was still missing from Baltimore whether it be the…
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Hadeed Habib | CIIP 2023 Blog Portfolio

Orientation There were a couple of challenging things about orientation week but the predominant one was definitely the way I was pushed out of my comfort zone in front of a group of people I had never met before! The first couple days were definitely kind of anxiety-inducing as we…
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Emily Baca | CIIP 2023 Blog Portfolio

Orientation Week Going into orientation, I fiddled with the ruffles on the collar of my shirt and kept questioning if I should have worn brown shoes instead of black ones. I sped walk to FastForward U, feeling tinges of nervousness and excitement simultaneously. After grabbing an everything bagel abundantly filled…
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