When I first heard of the study abroad program, I thought to myself, wow, those young students are so fortunate to be able to have that opportunity in their life. I had forgotten about that until last November when a student told me he was considering going to Canada on a study abroad trip to learn more about the political system of that country. I travel to Canada for my son's hockey quite a bit and I thought to myself, how cool would that be to go to Canada for an internship and learn more about that great country. That was the begining of a once in a lifetime experience for me. This can happen for you as well. There are study abroad opportunities out there for you, they are not just for the traditional students, they are absolutely for the non-traditional students as well!My Member of Parliament's Office told me that had not had a non-traditional intern before but they 
welcomed the opportunity when Dr. Baker presented it to them. Mr. Keddy, Member of Parliament for South Shore--St. Margarets, is a sincere politician for his riding, a man who understands the business side of politics along with the gravity of the importance in his position as well as being a great individual. His Executive Assitant, Ashley Scorpio, is one of the most energetic and intelligent young women I have met so far in my life, if not the most intelligent and energetic young woman who is a beautiful person as well. She was literally a walking encyclopedia and History Channel all encompassed in one human being. Being a NT in this internship created a wonderful opportunity for myself and Mr. Keddy's office, as I have the business and professional experience to take charge and complete the project he alloted to me: researching the Atlantic Gateway and other world wide deep water shipping ports. Alicia Swinamer, Assistant to the Parliamentary Secretary for the Office of the Minister of International Trade, thank you for all of your assistance and information from the Minister's side of international gateway trade along with the tour of Ottawa.
welcomed the opportunity when Dr. Baker presented it to them. Mr. Keddy, Member of Parliament for South Shore--St. Margarets, is a sincere politician for his riding, a man who understands the business side of politics along with the gravity of the importance in his position as well as being a great individual. His Executive Assitant, Ashley Scorpio, is one of the most energetic and intelligent young women I have met so far in my life, if not the most intelligent and energetic young woman who is a beautiful person as well. She was literally a walking encyclopedia and History Channel all encompassed in one human being. Being a NT in this internship created a wonderful opportunity for myself and Mr. Keddy's office, as I have the business and professional experience to take charge and complete the project he alloted to me: researching the Atlantic Gateway and other world wide deep water shipping ports. Alicia Swinamer, Assistant to the Parliamentary Secretary for the Office of the Minister of International Trade, thank you for all of your assistance and information from the Minister's side of international gateway trade along with the tour of Ottawa.
Stay tuned as I will recount my Canadian Parliamentary Internship experiences in upcoming posts along with great pictures.I thank Dr. Randall Ripley, Political Science Department of OSU, Leslie Anderson, Office of International Affairs of OSU, and James T. Baker, Ph.D., WKU, for having faith in this non-traditional student and accepting me to participate in this rewarding program.
More info here: http://oia.osu.edu/study-abroad.html
Val, the pictures look great; I can't wait to hear more about your study abroad experience. I'll be in Canada myself in just a couple of days. ;)
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