USA Pavilion Expo 2012

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Fiji National Day

By: Josh Grisé, Student Ambassador, USA Pavilion As student ambassadors at the USA Pavilion, part of our job encompasses learning about and understanding other cultures. Today, fellow Student Ambassador Anne Clay and I attended the national day of Fiji, where we saw traditional performances, heard the ambassador of Fiji speak, and learned about life in [...]

A Visit to the Kazakhstan Pavilion

By Madison Lee and Josh Grisé, Student Ambassadors, USA Pavilion As student ambassadors, it is part of our duty to both maintain and improve relations with staff members at the other pavilions. Today, we took a visit to the Kazakhstan pavilion, where we experienced Kazakh culture, learned about the Aral Sea, and made new friends. [...]

“Last week, two of my fellow U.S. student ambassadors and I got lost on a bus…”

By: Joshua Grise, Student Ambassador, USA Pavilion Volunteering at the USA Pavilion at this year’s World Expo in Yeosu, South Korea, has been a life changing experience. Growing up in Lexington, Kentucky, diversity was always an issue in my life, mainly because little existed. I was thrilled when I moved to Los Angeles for college [...]