PhD student travels to the United Nations headquarters for assembly
religious studies
PhD student travels to the United Nations headquarters for assembly
On a chilly mid-February morning in New York, religious studies PhD student Avalon Jade Theisen waited in line to enter the United Nations headquarters for the United Nations 8th International Day of Women and Girls in Science Assembly. She watched as they raised the 194 flags into the gentle breeze just as the sun was peeking from behind the building.
A Day in the Life: Avalon Jade Theisen, Religious Studies PhD student
Blog post by Avalon Jade Theisen
I wake up in my apartment to the chiming sound of my alarm at 7:30 am. My calico cats, Miso and Tofu, are cuddled next to me. I pet them, open the blinds, then do my daily Duolingo training to wake up my mind and prepare for my next foreign language exam, this time on Portuguese.