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Christena Svoboda Ojeda

Leadership & Service in Public Health Santiago, Chile
Hometown: Olivia, MN

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Trying Our Hand at Tile

By Christena Svoboda Ojeda at CIEE

CIEE participants have seen an abundance of unique, eye-catching tiles inside and outside of buildings throughout Lisbon. Today we had the opportunity to tour the National Tile Museum and put... keep reading

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Starting off on the Right Foot

By Christena Svoboda Ojeda at CIEE

Our Lisbon experience began in the Philadelphia airport! As introductions were made, participants relaxed, played cards, and got to know each other a bit more while participating in a scavenger... keep reading

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Build-A-Piñata Workshop

By Christena Svoboda Ojeda at CIEE

Monday afternoon provided our Language and Culture scholars with a fun, relaxing, and artistic opportunity: build-a-piñata workshop! In their academic groups, students put their creativity and design skills to the... keep reading

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Friday Night Fun

By Christena Svoboda Ojeda at CIEE

On Friday our students relished some well-deserved free time after their language classes. Many spent the afternoon in the center of the city and some relaxed at home after a... keep reading

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Magic Monday

By Christena Svoboda Ojeda at CIEE

This morning our students were very excited to attend class in person in the school building after a week of online classes. Classes are held at the CIEE Center, located... keep reading

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Estamos aprendiendo

By Christena Svoboda Ojeda at CIEE

We continue to learn about the Mexican and Yucatecan cultures through our everyday interactions at home, at school, and in the community. Expert chefs and professional dance instructors provided classes... keep reading

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Cultural Activities

By Christena Svoboda Ojeda at CIEE

At least twice a week our Language and Culture students are able to experience and partake in an additional cultural activity, led by local experts. Two favorites have been our... keep reading

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Grupo 1 Out and About

By Christena Svoboda Ojeda at CIEE

Today Grupo 1 had two mini field trips during school. First, we went to a supermarket close to the CIEE center with our Spanish Language Instructor, Josué. Josué explained some... keep reading

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Pitaya in Piste

By Christena Svoboda Ojeda at CIEE

On Friday afternoon we left our host city of Mérida for our excursion weekend. Our first stop was Piste, a traditional Mayan village. We had some time to explore the... keep reading

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