大约13年前，我和家人以难民身份移民到美国。在成长过程中，我一直想为一家专注于难民和移民的非营利组织工作。这就是为什么我选择了全球与国际研究作为我的专业，而且一直都是

这是最好的决定。有机会去西班牙对我来说是难以置信的。作为Bienestar y Desarrollo Association(西班牙语，意思是福利和发展协会)的实习生，我从第一天起就受到了非常热烈的欢迎，从未觉得自己不属于那里。作为第一个不会说西班牙语的实习生，这是一种荣誉，我也从未觉得自己是一个局外人或局外人。那些不会说英语的同事仍然会和我打招呼，让我感觉很舒服。这是我最欣赏的。工作环境非常舒适，这使得沟通更好更容易。我从不害怕寻求帮助。毫无疑问，通过所有的专业工作、咖啡休息时间，以及与其他同事的简单交谈，我在ABD的个人和专业都得到了成长。作为一名实习生，在很多地方，你可能不得不长时间做同样的工作，这变得非常无聊和乏味。 However, I was given various tasks, and that allowed me to challenge myself and get out of my comfort zone. Some of the things I had to do were new to me, but was very educational. It was interesting because the tasks mainly depended on the project that was being created at the time or the main focus, and so my responsibilities include, but not limited to, searching for possible funding opportunities in the EU, possible partners for collaboration, assisting with creating projects (Food Relations and COOLtoRISE), and proofreading/revising documents. Also, because the work environment was much more relaxed as opposed to the US, where everything is more scheduled and at ABD, it was more at flow, I was able to find my pace and work comfortably. I was able to get a lot of tasks completed. I am very proud of all the work that I did, and I hope that my work was very beneficial and helpful to the organization. The two months I spent in Spain were definitely amazing and Barcelona will always have a special place in my heart.