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DAAD University Summer Course Grant Alumnus Varol Kahveci

Varol Kahveci was born in Turkey in a city called Konya, in the middle of Central Anatolia - Rumi-lovers probably already know the area! He spent three years in Istanbul and one year in England to complete his Bachelor's in Western Languages and Literatures. After completing his Master's at Dartmouth College in Comparative Literature, he began working on his Ph.D. in the Department of Germanic Languages at Columbia University in New York.

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DAAD Young Ambassador Hannah Peter

Hannah Peter grew up in Southern Ontario, Canada, and is currently attending Brock University. She is studying Women’s and Gender Studies, with minors in Intercultural Studies and German. Her hobbies include reading, swimming and photography. She is hoping to spend more time taking photos this year and visit friends in cities across the world, such as Toronto (Canada), Verona (Italy) and Mannheim (Germany). She encourages anyone and everyone who is willing to step out of their comfort zone to go to Germany, explore its beautiful cities and nature, and experience its amazing and friendly people.

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DAAD Young Ambassador Leslie Hernandez

Leslie Hernandez is a current 4th year student at University of California, Santa Barbara, double majoring in Global Studies and German. She is Latina-American, born and raised in Orange County, California and half Mexican and half Salvadoran. Studying abroad has given her perspective on why it is important to be in touch with one’s own culture even while exploring others and as a DAAD Young Ambassador, she hopes to support other students seeking international opportunities in Germany.

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DAAD Photo Contest Second Prize Winner Mareike Lange

Mareike Lange is a Ph.D. student and teaching assistant in German Studies at the University of Cincinnati. She has a Bachelor’s in Education (Erziehungswissenschaft) and Sociology from the University of Potsdam in Germany. Her Master’s thesis is titled: "Die männliche Herrschaft und die weibliche Lebensführung: Der vergeschlechtlichte Habitus in Arthur Schnitzlers Frau Berta Garlan“. Her research interests include intellectual history, social history and theory and gender studies, focusing on the writings of the Frankfurt School, Michel Foucault, Karl Marx, and Pierre Bourdieu.

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DAAD Photo Contest Winner Kaitlin Young

Kaitlin Young is a rising senior at the University of North Texas, majoring in German with minors in Linguistics and English. She is thrilled to interact with the DAAD this upcoming year and promote study abroad to other students as a DAAD Young Ambassador. Kaitlin plans to apply to teach English abroad, pursue graduate studies, and eventually teach German at the university level. In her free time, Kaitlin likes to bake, read, and fold paper airplanes that don’t go very far.

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DAAD EMGIP Alumnus Chris Clark

Chris Clark is a recent graduate of Vassar College who moved to New York City after completing the Emigre Memorial German Internship Program (EMGIP) in Berlin. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Chris currently works in Times Square in the field of urban place management. Chris is also a political activist who is passionate about combating catastrophic climate change, wealth inequality and nationalism.

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DAAD Language Assistant Dominik Winkel

Dominik Winkel is currently a Language Assistant at the University of Washington. After finishing high school in Bonn, Dominik continued with his studies at the University of Bonn. Throughout this time, he volunteered as language instructor and advisor for teenage refugees in the city. He also had the opportunity to work and study abroad four times, before receiving his Master’s degree. He has worked in Chongqing (China) and Seattle (USA) as language instructor and project manager for the last two years. In June 2019, he will return to Bonn to continue his professional and academic pursuits.

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DAAD Language Assistant Anna-Sophie Berges

Anna-Sophie Berges is a DAAD Language Assistant at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where she teaches German as Foreign Language. She completed her teaching degree for secondary level school at the University of Education in Heidelberg, Germany, in spring 2018. Shortly afterwards, she received a scholarship from the DAAD for the Language Assistant Program. Anna-Sophie has devoted herself to the field of teaching German as a Foreign Language and she has gained variegated insights into these academic pursuits.

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DAAD Study Scholarship Alum David Rice

David Rice is a writer and animator based in New York, who spent a year studying in Berlin with the support of a DAAD Study Scholarship grant. His interests cluster around horror, noir, and the grotesque. He published his first novel, A Room in Dodge City, when we first interviewed him in 2017, and his second, Angel House, is out now.

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DAAD Young Ambassador Nam Nguyen

Nam Nguyen is currently a senior at Washington State University (Pullman, WA) pursuing degrees in International Business and Marketing. Nam stands out as the first and only student in WSU’s 129-year history to study abroad on all seven continents. He is also a McNair Scholar, Carson Fellow, Frank Fellow, as well as a NUFP Fellow with NASPA, the national professional association for student affairs professionals, and a DAAD Young Ambassador. Nam was recently awarded the Region V Undergraduate Rising Star Award from NASPA and the Global Student Leadership Award from Diversity Abroad.

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