#5 - International Student's Journey to an American College, 9 years later | Juana Henao - ChatGBC
ChatGBC - The Goldey-Beacom College Podcast · Geoff Stone & Chari Konomi
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Show Notes
In this episode, Chari & Geoff welcome GBC alum Juana Henao Llaña to chat about her experience coming to GBC from her home country of Colombia in South America. Juana talks about meeting her husband at GBC, finding a job after college, and what it means to her that her younger brother now attends GBC.
Timestamps:
0:22 What's Happening this week at GBC
1:05 GBC's Super Bowl Ad
2:37 Introducing Juana
4:22 How Juana found GBC from Colombia
6:25 How Chari found GBC from Sweden
7:30 Juana's first impression of GBC in 2015 (meeting other international students)
9:43 How Juana met Brandon Ferrie (her husband)
10:45 Why GBC?
15:30 Juana's experience in the classroom
19:45 How Athletics helped develop Juana as a leader
23:00 Greek guy ran the first ever marathon
24:00 Chari's favorite Greek Myth
25:30 How Juana's overall GBC experience shaped her as a person (personal connection)
28:05 Where does Juana work and what's her position (SAP), interview experience
31:00 Struggle with International students staying in the U.S. - Juana's advice to international students with a dream of staying in America (CPT / OPT)
36:30 Preparing for an interview / more than a resume / tell your story
40:25 The best advice Geoff got before going to college
41:55 Growing our generation of GBC alumni
43:33 Tennis reunion organized by Joe Kissel
45:15 Ideas to connect with Alumni
48:40 What is Juana's dream role?
51:21 Chari's Polaroid of the Day
54:10 Should you change your last name after marriage?
Produced by Lightning Studio / Geoff Stone
Hosted by Chari Konomi & Geoff Stone
Thumbnail by Ksenija Marković Stone
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