Yudany Lopez
(Government, Smith College)

I am very excited to work with [FUNGLODE].  I am willing to give my all in the work field and gain as much as possible from the internship experience.  I hope to contribute my knowledge, my time and a different perspective that can be used to enhance the workplace methodology. —   on her internship with a political research program sponsored by FUNGLODE.

Igor Faiz
(Medicine, Lafayette College):

[I hope to gain] understanding of the field of medicine and how it functions in the Dominican Republic… learning to better interact with children in a professional environment. I hope to be able to help the hospital out in any way that I can, and make life as easy as possible for the doctors. – on his internship with a local children’s hospital.

Rafaela Estrella
(Business, SUNY New Paltz):

I hope that I will be able to bring fresh, new ideas, create successful funding requests, as well as help with better marketing [of] their name and what they do throughout the country. – on her internship with a local development NGO.

Yosmayra Reyes
(Social Work, Columbia University):

I expect to learn a great deal about the population, learn the main services that are needed by individuals within the community.  I would expect for a casual atmosphere that is at the same time a full-learning environment. – InteRDom FELLOW 2010 in the area of Public Health, interning at an international/local public health NGO.