{"id":2615,"date":"2018-07-03T09:48:54","date_gmt":"2018-07-03T13:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admissions.me.holycross.edu\/?p=2615"},"modified":"2018-07-03T09:48:54","modified_gmt":"2018-07-03T13:48:54","slug":"sader-summer-scoop-paulina-martin-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.holycross.edu\/admissions\/2018\/07\/03\/sader-summer-scoop-paulina-martin-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Sader Summer Scoop: Paulina Martin ’21"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Name:<\/strong> Paulina Martin<\/p>\n

Major\/Minor\/Concentration:<\/strong> History<\/p>\n

Graduation Year<\/strong>: 2021<\/p>\n

What are you doing this summer?:<\/strong> Maymester<\/a><\/p>\n

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What exactly are you doing?:<\/strong>I am spending a month in southern India. We spent the first two weeks hearing from various non-profits about the problems India faces today and what they are doing to help, and the second\u00a0two weeks diving deep into an internship at one of these non-profits. I interned at Sumanahli, an organization that focuses on providing treatment and community to individuals affected by leprosy.<\/p>\n

How did you hear about this opportunity?:<\/strong> I saw a sign up in an academic building at Holy Cross! The thought of traveling to a place SO different than anything I\u2019d ever experienced seemed like such an amazing way to end my first year of college, so I sent in my application within weeks.<\/p>\n

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What are you most excited about doing within this program?:<\/strong> I was most excited to learn everything I could about a different part of the world. I knew very little about Asian\/Indian culture before embarking on this trip. Coming here, I\u2019ve loved forming connections and hearing the lived experiences of those who grew up\/are growing up with a different world view.<\/p>\n

What are you hoping to gain from your experience?:<\/strong> I think coming in, I was hoping to prove to myself that I could withstand a month in perhaps the most different place I could possibly have gone. Now that I\u2019m only a few days from leaving, I can confidently say that not only can I stand it, I can enjoy the adventure. I am coming back to Holy Cross with a greater sense of self, friends across the globe, and an even stronger desire to work with the world\u2019s marginalized.<\/p>\n

Do you have any advice for prospective students thinking about doing a Maymester?:<\/strong> Do it. Do it even though it is scary, no, TERRIFYING. These are the experiences that will grow you beyond belief, and introduce you to individuals you otherwise never would have crossed paths\u00a0with.<\/p>\n

When you were in high school, did you expect to have this opportunity in college?:<\/strong> I certainly expected opportunities to study abroad in college, but I never thought I could to India, and I never thought I could fit it in as a month long summer program that allowed me to do even MORE traveling during the school year itself {i.e. a junior year abroad in Europe}.<\/p>\n

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    Name: Paulina Martin Major\/Minor\/Concentration: History Graduation Year: 2021 What are you doing this summer?: Maymester       What exactly are you doing?:I am spending a month in southern India. We spent the first two weeks hearing from various non-profits about the problems India faces today and what they are doing to help, … <\/p>\n

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