LIFE AFTER MEPI TL INTERVIEW HOW DID YOUR EXPERIENCE IN THE PROGRAM NURTURE A CULTURE OF TOLERANCE THROUGH DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION?
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Hadeel Tashani
Being a TL scholar gave me the chance to explore different cultures, religions, perspectives, and points of view. First, being a student in Lebanon, which is culturally diverse, helped me to discover new aspects that I was never exposed to in Libya. Throughout this experience, I learned how to coexist with other people from different cultural backgrounds and embrace these differences. Also, the US semester experience was a pure cultural exchange experience that further enforced my cultural acceptance traits because it was an experience full of cultural events and discussions since I met people from all around the globe who became my friends now.
Magy Kendirjian
The MEPI-TL community is a very diverse community in itself, which is what gave us a great opportunity to learn about new cultures and be tolerant and accepting of one another. By bringing diversity within its community, the MEPI-TL program has taught us that all individuals, no matter their cultural, racial, or ethnic background, are equal. As an Armenian/Lebanese myself, I felt very comfortable and welcomed in the MEPI-TL community, and my positive experience has nurtured my ideas and values about tolerance and diversity.
Jehad Oumer
The culture of LAU-MEPI-TL is diverse in nature, getting to learn different cultures and identities while settling in your new host environment, is a very eye-opening experience. You realize there is a spectrum of personalities, and background experiences, the MEPI-TL program at LAU, fostered a culture of acceptance and inclusion among the members of its community as well as enabled us to act with the same acceptance and inclusivity towards the community at large as well.
Yara Dagher
The MEPI TL program at LAU put an emphasis first on wellbeing and self-confidence and granted it plenty of value as a leadership skill. The program also pushed us to take on as many opportunities as we could handle. For me, this was especially my approach to the US experience. I was encouraged to take up every opportunity and it made me feel very fulfilled, which motivated me to implement this approach in my daily life since. Many facets of the MEPI experience, such as workshops, events, community service opportunities, retreats, the study abroad experience, etc. have pushed me out of my comfort zone in the best way imaginable, nurtured my skills, and given me confidence in my being and my skills.
