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Heard Museum docent Matthews contextualizes Indigenous art for the scholars

Remember us the SUSI way!

The past four weeks were very productive, indeed! The melodramas ingrained with action, comedy, thriller, romance, and suspense made every session and activity colorful and exciting. It is no accident that we, the 15 scholars coming from around the world,…

SUSI Scholars and Student Leaders from Europe in the stands at Chase Field

It’s a Party in the USA

Let me just say that I am not a sports person. I thought I should lead off this blog post with that statement. But I also think that this statement is for me first and foremost, and not so much…

Rodeo Day!

Who could miss it? Not me! I woke up from my sleep at 7:38 AM. We were supposed to leave at 8:00 AM. I don’t know why I slept so long! Alam Asraful, my roommate, knocked at my door. “Louis,…

Gathering rainclouds over the Tonto National Forest, where the scholars went on a Jeep tour

Wild Forest

“It was an amazing day. We fed wild animals, explored the hidden beauty of the forest and met with some of the native people of Arizona…” No, it didn’t happen like that. This is all my wild imagination. I and…

A classic Arizona desert scene: blue sky, saguaro cacti, and sagebrush

From Historic Flagstaff to Symbolic Cacti: A Sublime Beauty

Sunday morning, 11:00, in front of a hotel in Flagstaff. Sunny weather with a blue sky, 74°F, fresh with a gentle breeze. The green tree leaves are swaying softly. Mountain views in the near distance with fluffy white clouds draw…

The Grand Canyon, an Overwhelming Experience from a Sacred Place

As the sun goes down, the Grand Canyon transforms. The sunlight is like brushstrokes on a canvas of rocks, drawing shapes and textures. These natural paintings are ephemeral, changing from one minute to another, showing magical landscapes, an echo from…

SUSI: Spend Unique Sphere Internationally

When you look up the acronym, SUSI stands for Study of the United States Institutes. But for me it means to “Spend Unique Sphere Internationally,” and that is what I really feel towards the program abbreviation. Ever since I started applying and…

Last, But Not

When I first met Basil Hamusokwe at Sky Harbor International Airport on June 2, the six-week-long SUSI program seemed never-ending. But today, the end of it, I realized what the words “time flies” really mean… The last day of the…

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