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Global Ambassadors

 
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Suryansh Agrawal 

Pronouns: He/him/his
Email: Agrawa_s1
Title: Global Ambassador
Major(s)/Minor(s)/Concentration(s): Data Analytics and Financial Economics
Hometown: Indore, India

Global Experiences Abroad
I hosted an American and a French student at my place which was really fun. I was also involved in central India's biggest conference, Round Square International Conference 2019, where there were a 1000 kids from 156 global schools who participated and it was a great experience interacting and planning activities for students from all around the world.

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Automation which I heavily believe in and projects I have undertaken at my work places that helped automate manual processes and now are being used by the entire team.

Favorite Quote
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take
 
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Nao Aizawa

Pronouns: She/her/ers
Email
: Aizawa_n1
Title: Global Ambassador
Major(s)/Minor(s)/Concentration(s): Communication & Global Commerce (Major), Cinema (Minor)
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan

Global Experiences Abroad 
Born and raised in Tokyo, my biggest global experience was living in Shanghai, China for 6 years during middle school and high school. As a passionate traveler and language learner, I also visited many European countries while studying abroad in Denmark last semester.

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Working as a poker dealer

Favorite Quote
“Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.” —Elbert Hubbard
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Alyssa Contreras

Pronouns: She/her/hers
Email: Contre_a1
Title: Global Ambassador
Major(s)/Minor(s)/Concentration(s): International Studies, Spanish, Latin America & Caribbean Studies Concentration
Hometown: Princeton, New Jersey

Global Experiences Abroad
I've spent summers in Mexico and traveling to different states within Mexico learning about all the different customs within the communities!

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The time my driving instructor parallel parked for me during my drivers test

Favorite Quote
"To survive the Borderlands you must live sin fronteras be a crossroads" -Gloria Anzaldua
 
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Phoenix Davis-Bailey

Pronouns: He/him/his
Email: Davisb_p1
Title: Global Ambassador
Major(s)/Minor(s)/Concentration(s): Studio Art major, Education minor 
Hometown: Hiram, Maine

Global Experiences Abroad
Most of my global experience has actually been through interacting with other people from various cultures through Esports. Through my work I have been able to connect with friends all around the globe and learn about their lives, as well as having to learn about foreign cultures while covering events in different countries. I have only travelled a small amount to Canada, and my involvement with the Global Ambassador program has most certainly been my most intense and educational global experience.

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What I want to do in the future. I don't have a concrete plan of a career or job, but instead I have so many interests and passions that I want to keep pursuing as I grow up, some of which I would like to try and make money from. This ranges from creative arts such as illustration and writing, all the way to voice acting, tv show writing, and sports commentary.

Favorite Quote
"Life is too short to not enjoy the things that make you happy"
 
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Noah Fishman

Pronouns: he/him/his
Email: Fishma_n1
Title: Global Ambassador
Major(s)/Minor(s)/Concentration(s): Cinema, Journalism
Hometown: New Paltz, New York, USA

Global Experiences Abroad
I studied abroad in Prague, and I’ve visited many different countries in Europe. I made friends from different countries, and would spend some days only speaking Spanish while in Spain.

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Ask me about eating out in Lisbon.

Favorite Quote
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.
 
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Arnob Ghosh

Prnouns: He/him/his
Email: Ghosh_a1
Major(s)/Minor(s)/Concentration(s): Biology, Biochemistry
Hometown: Dhaka, Bangladesh

Global Experiences Abroad
As an international student from Bangladesh, my global journey has been largely shaped by my immersive academic experience at Denison, where I've had the privilege to engage with a culturally diverse community. Besides this, I have also traveled to India and Thailand. These experiences have broadened my understanding of the world and also cultivated in me a profound appreciation for international cultures, narratives, and ideas.

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My favorite sci-fi and mystery books and movies.

Favorite Quote
“The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.” -- Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
 
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Truc Hoang 

Pronouns: She/her/hers
Email: Hoang_t3
Title: Global Ambassador
Major(s)/Minor(s)/Concentration(s): Financial Economics and Global Commerce
Hometown: Hanoi, Vietnam

Global Experiences Abroad
I am really passionate about traveling, trying new cuisines, interacting with people, seeing new things. This partly comes from my experience of studying abroad at the age of 14. I also went on a backpacking trip which made me very interested in learning more about cultures and lifestyles.

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Bubble tea, studying abroad at 14, or my internship in Audit & Assurance

Favorite Quote 
I truly believe in a saying that my mom always tells me: "You always have time for something if it's important enough. So there is no such thing as I don't have time."
 
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Abzal Iskakov

Pronouns: He/him/his
Email: Iskako_a1
Title: Global Ambassador
Major(s)/Minor(s)/Concentration(s): Financial Economics
Hometown: Astana, Kazakhstan

Global Experiences Abroad
I am an international student from Kazakhstan, studying abroad at a university in the United States. Additionally, I have visited the United Kingdom, Russia, Turkey, and Uzbekistan.

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Kazakhstan and how good the horse meat is.

Favorite Quote 
Life is better when you cry a little, laugh a lot, and are thankful for everything you’ve got.
 
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Reya Islam

Pronouns: She/her/hers
Email: Islam_r1
Title: Global Ambassador
Major(s)/Minor(s)/Concentration(s): Environmental and International studies double major, with a concentration in Global Environmental Justice
Hometown: Dublin, OH/Dinajpur, Bangladesh

Global Experiences Abroad
I was born in Bangladesh and lived there until I was 5, then I moved to New York City. I was definitely a big change for me, but I was still young so adjusting wasn’t that difficult. I remember being surrounded by this amazing community of people from all sorts of backgrounds and cultures, specially the friends I went to school with. My friends, and the environment that was NYC really helped me broaden my outlook on life early on. And obviously I wasn’t as immersed in my Bengali culture anymore but there was still an amazing Bengali community in New York that would help me stay close to my roots. Then about 7ish years ago, I moved to good ol Dublin, Ohio, which was a massive culture shock because of the stark differences between the two places. It made me appreciate what I had while living in NY, because as the saying goes, you never truly appreciate something until it’s gone. I’m not the most well travelled person, but I’ve been to London, LA, Barcelona, Toronto, just to name a few, but I very quickly realized the community in New York isn’t really something you can find anywhere else in the world(Yes, I am very biased).

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I grew up watching ice hockey, and soccer, so I would say those are my 2 favourite sports! Also a huge F1 fan.

Favorite Quote 
“You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.— Wayne Gretzky — Michael Scott”
 
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Dilnoza Khuseynova

Pronouns: She/her/hers
Email: Khusey_d1
Title: Global Ambassador
Major(s)/Minor(s)/Concentration(s): Economics 
Hometown: Dushanbe, Tajikistan & Granville, Ohio

Global Experiences Abroad
A native from Dushanbe, Tajikistan currently living in the US who adores traveling and immersing in different cultures.

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My summer in Paris! 

Favorite Quote
"Wear gratitude like a cloak and it will feed every corner of your life" -Rumi
 
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Hyangyoo Kim 

Pronouns: She/her/hers
Email: Kim_h1
Title: Global Ambassador
Major(s)/Minor(s)/Concentration(s): Biology major
Hometown: Seoul, South Korea 

Global Experiences Abroad
I was born in Seoul but I spent most of my childhood outside of South Korea. Throughout my life I lived in New Zealand, China, and Thailand. All these diverse experiences and cultures shaped who I am now.

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My personal color analysis, it's soft summer!

Favorite Quote
Home is where the Heart is
 
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Gabriela Palmowska

Pronouns: She/her/hers
Email: Palmow_g1
Title: Global Ambassador
Major(s)/Minor(s)/Concentration(s): Global Commerce and Studio Art
Hometown: Warsaw, Poland

Global Experiences Abroad
I have lived in three different continents so far. As a child I lived 6 years in New Zealand, further at the age of 7 I moved back to my home country, Poland. At the age of 17, I fulfilled my dream and moved to United States by myself. In Hartford, Connecticut I attended a wonderful boarding school, full of students with a variety of life stories. At this school I created a club named “Modern Languages” that offered a platform, where students could share and exchange linguistic experiences in a multilingual school community.

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I am the biggest fan of movies, I have watched countless amounts of movies and shows - this is why I would love to talk about film.

Favorite Quote
"Learning to stand in somebody else's shoes, to see through their eyes, that's how peace begins. And it's up to you to make that happen. Empathy is a quality of character that can change the world" Barack Obama
 
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Sophia Vuong

Pronouns: She/her/hers
Email: Vuong_s1
Title: Global Ambassador
Major(s)/Minor(s)/Concentration(s): Economics and Data Analytics double major, Studio Arts minor
Hometown: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Global Experiences Abroad
I grew up in Vietnam and was immersed in a mixture of the Vietnamese and Chinese culture since my parents are from different backgrounds. I've traveled around Asia a bit. When I was 15, I went on an exchange student program where I met wonderful people from over the world. I'm still in touch with some of my friends from Spain and Italy. I went to a boarding school in Winchendon, MA and now I'm really happy with my diverse lovely friend group here at Denison.

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Food!!! Literally any kind of food anywhere! I love paneer tikka masala, bánh canh cua, pad thai, and so much more :)

Favorite Quote
Take more chances, dance more dances.