Young, Gifted and Abroad
"Perspectives on studying abroad from past and present students of color." A now-monthly interview podcast created and hosted by Danielle G., a former student herself. New episodes on the 19th of each month. www.younggiftedandabroad.com
Episodes
December 24, 2023 • 20 mins
Danielle here. Been a while, right? Well here's a mashup of intro snippets from all the Young, Gifted and Abroad episodes that I released in 2022 and 2023. My Christmas Eve treat to y'all, which this time includes a tribute to my grandpa, Roger Conwell, Jr. Happy listening!
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: http://tinyurl.com/y59wwwyn
Free Palestine/Ceasefire Today resources: https://ceasefiretoday.com/
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September 19, 2023 • 123 mins
Gabrielle LaRochelle (The New School Eugene Lang alum/Université Paris Cité master's degree candidate) touches on studying in Indonesia and Brazil, and shares about moving to Paris for graduate school.
Gabrielle's IG: @_.sunflxwer
Gabrielle's Twitter: @__sunflxwer
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: https://tinyurl.com/bdcw4wp4
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com
www.younggiftedandabroad.com
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August 19, 2023 • 77 mins
Abbi Crutchfield (Georgetown University alum)discusses studying in France and Italy, and switching from foreign service studies to a career in stand-up comedy.
Abbi's Twitter: @curlycomedy
Abbi's IG: @curlycomedy
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: https://tinyurl.com/k35b8s76
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com
www.younggiftedandabroad.com
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July 19, 2023 • 58 mins
THE HIATUS IS OVER FOR REAL, FOR REAL! In episode 101, Marlisa Granderson (University of Michigan alum/Michigan State University medical student) discusses discovering her passion for pediatrics and researching women and children's health in Jamaica.
Marlisa's IG: @marlisa_nicole
Marlisa's cake business: cakezbypound.com
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: https://tinyurl.com/47p6zyw7
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June 19, 2023 • 15 mins
Happy Juneteenth, y'all! Today's also Young, Gifted and Abroad's 5th anniversary! Since the podcast has been on hiatus for a year, I (Danielle) figured I had some checking in to do.
Hear all about what's been up with me, what's up with the pod, and what song from a musical helped me get by. (Spoiler: Young, Gifted and Abroad is coming back! On a monthly release schedule! in July!)
Intro (0:00-1:21)
The Good (1:21-7:58)
The Not S...
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June 19, 2022 • 75 mins
Happy Juneteenth! Today is also Young, Gifted and Abroad's 4th anniversary, and we're celebrating reaching 100 episodes too! So I (Danielle) made this special anniversary episode to reflect and express gratitude before going on hiatus until 2023.
Intro/Juneteenth (0:00-6:20)
Gratitude (6:20-11:24)
4th Year Guests (11:24-20:14)
Previous Guests/Kayla Interviews Me (20:14-1:05:13)
My Final Thoughts (1:05:13-:1:15:06)
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June 14, 2022 • 71 mins
This is the 100TH EPISODE of Young, Gifted and Abroad! And as the 100TH GUEST, Reilly Conwell (University of Cincinnati student, also Danielle G.'s cousin)discusses going on an educational tour of Europe in high school.
Reilly's design portfolio: reilly-conwell.com
Reilly's IG: @_reilly.c_
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3mLM5P5
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com
www.younggiftedandabroad.com
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June 7, 2022 • 91 mins
Yllah (University of Kinshasa alum/University of Tsukuba alum and PhD student) discusses moving from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Japan for her master's in environmental sciences.
Yllah's YouTube: youtube.com/c/Crazyllah
Yllah's IG/TikTok: @Crazyllah
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3aRc0SN
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com
www.younggiftedandabroad.com
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May 24, 2022 • 75 mins
Horea (University of Ottawa alum/Konkuk University graduate student) shares about studying film and being a plus-size model in South Korea.
Horea's YouTube: youtube.com/c/HOREAxox
Horea's IG/TikTok: @horeaaaaaaaaaa
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3yWcFw1
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com
www.younggiftedandabroad.com
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"Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR
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May 10, 2022 • 92 mins
Justin Black (Western Michigan University alum) discusses studying abroad 5 times (South Korea, Dominican Republic, Senegal, Hong Kong, South Africa) and creating a brand new program to East Africa.
Justin's website: re-definingnormal.com
Justin's IG/TikTok: re.definingnormal
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3N4jiA7
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com
www.younggiftedandabroad.com
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April 26, 2022 • 107 mins
Naledi Makhene (Michigan State University/Arizona State University alum) discusses volunteering in Mexico, studying in England, and interning in South Africa.
Naledi's cavapoo's IG: @soleilthepup
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3Lq5rDV
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com
www.younggiftedandabroad.com
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"Ella Fitzgerald - Basin Street Blues (ProleteR tribute)" by ProleteR
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April 5, 2022 • 83 mins
Natasha Rodriguez (University of Maryland College Park alum) shares how she managed to study in Italy, Guatemala, and Costa as an undergrad student and young mom.
Natasha's website: journeymom.com
Natasha's IG: @journey.mom
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3DQqsoj
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com
www.younggiftedandabroad.com
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March 22, 2022 • 76 mins
Kendra Okereke (Syracuse University alum) discusses her unfortunate experience with racism while studying in Prague, and how she bounced back to become an avid solo traveler.
Kendra's TikTok & IG: @Ken10hollywood
Kendra's Linktree: linktr.ee/Ken10hollywood
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3IqOHu5
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com
www.younggiftedandabroad.com
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March 8, 2022 • 96 mins
Adrianne George (American University/Boston University Brussels alum) talks about working as a student in the UK, studying in Belgium as a grad student, and being a long-term resident in Sweden.
Black Women in Europe Podcast: https://anchor.fm/bwie
Black Women in Europe Linktree: https://linktr.ee/blackwomenineurope
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3hNAOLB
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com
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February 22, 2022 • 79 mins
Christina Presmy (Florida A&M University/Florida Atlantic University alum, Webster University Ghana student) discusses the differences between studying abroad in Accra, and living there now as a grad student and Rangel fellow.
Christina's blog: beingchristinajane.com
Christina's IG: @beingchristinajane
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3saP8Uf
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com
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February 8, 2022 • 97 mins
Christen Richardson (Michigan State University/University of Michigan alum, USC Gould Law student) discusses studying public policy in London and marketing/international business in Barcelona.
Christen's IG: @christenrich
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3gxy9VE
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com
www.younggiftedandabroad.com
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February 1, 2022 • 19 mins
As of last week, Young, Gifted and Abroad has reached its 90th episode! To celebrate this milestone of having released another 10 episodes, it's time for me (Danielle) to check in with y'all via a brand new edition of "Ten Cents"! Wherein I discuss my goal for YGA in this first half of 2022, underrated forms of support, and why people need library cards.
Reflection (0:00-9:03)
Gratitude (9:03-14:30)
Lesson/Advice/Recommendation (...
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January 25, 2022 • 115 mins
For our 90th (!!!) episode, Kirsten Keels (Princeton University alum) discusses using her Fulbright fellowship to live in Seoul and research the connections between Black people, Black music, and South Korea.
Kirsten's IG: @k_keeels
Kirsten's TikTok: @k.keels
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3KBRvXo
BE A GUEST: younggiftedandabroad@gmail.com
www.younggiftedandabroad.com
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January 11, 2022 • 122 mins
Happy New Year! In the first episode of 2022, Tamara Walker (University of Pennsylvania/University of Michigan alum) discusses her high school trips to Mexico and France, her college research project in Argentina, and her Fulbright/PhD dissertation research in Peru.
The Wandering Scholar/Why We Wander Podcast: thewanderingscholar.org
The Wandering Scholar IG: @thewanderingscholar
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3r85s...
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December 24, 2021 • 37 mins
Happy Christmas Eve, from me (Danielle) to y'all! Since it's been another two years, here's a mashup of intro snippets from all the Young, Gifted and Abroad episodes I put out in 2020 and 2021 (eps. 51-88). I hope it brings you as much laughter and good feeling as it brought me while I was editing it together. Be back in January 2022!
RESOURCE LIST/BLOG for this episode: bit.ly/3J9voHf
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