Meet the 2018 Temple of Understanding Summer Interns!
The Temple of Understanding is excited to welcome our 2018 student interns to New York City and the United Nations!
Read on to meet our interns and learn about the projects they will be pursuing this summer.
Abigail Young
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text disable_pattern="false" css=".vc_custom_1553297505977{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}"] My name is Abigail Young, and I am an 18-year-old girl from Pelham, New York. When looking for summer internships, I knew that I wanted to do...
Monica Weglarz
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text disable_pattern="false" css=".vc_custom_1553297611223{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}"] My name is Monica Weglarz and I am an eighteen-year-old from northern New Jersey. I never realized how fortunate I was until I spent the summer...
Alessandra Viatore
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text disable_pattern="false" css=".vc_custom_1553297699584{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}"] My name is Alessandra Viatore. I was born in Rome on February 13, 1999. Since I was a child, I have had the opportunity to travel and learn about...
Chris Toward
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text disable_pattern="false" css=".vc_custom_1553297738407{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}"] Hi, my name is Chris Toward and I have just finished my first year at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, where I study International...
Ariana Rodriguez
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text disable_pattern="false" css=".vc_custom_1553297782687{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}"] My name is Ariana Rodriguez, and I am a junior at The College of New Jersey from Cranford, New Jersey. My biggest motivation for wanting to work...
Joel Punwani
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text disable_pattern="false" css=".vc_custom_1553297824616{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}"] My name is Joel Punwani, and I am nineteen years old. I come from many different places -- I have three passports, I’ve lived in five countries,...
Amparo Nieto
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text disable_pattern="false" css=".vc_custom_1553297859464{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}"] My name is Amparo Nieto. I am 18 years old, and I am from Argentina. This year I’ll be a freshman at Drexel University. I have always had a deep...
Eric Muthondu
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text disable_pattern="false" css=".vc_custom_1553297891353{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}"] My name is Eric Muthondu, and I am an 18-year-old from Richmond, Texas. This fall I will be a freshman at Harvard University potentially pursuing...
Alessia Casson Milstein
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text disable_pattern="false" css=".vc_custom_1553297922376{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}"] My name is Alessia Casson Milstein, and I am an eighteen-year-old from New York City. What led me to intern with the Temple of Understanding was...
Danielle Miller
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text disable_pattern="false" css=".vc_custom_1553297976326{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}"] My name is Danielle Miller, and I’m 18 years old. I live in Morgantown, West Virginia and will be attending Trinity College this fall. My main...
Olwethu Mfeka
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text disable_pattern="false" css=".vc_custom_1553297373311{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}"] My name is Olwethu Mfeka, and I am an eighteen-year-old University of Cape Town student from Durban, South Africa. Given my country’s history of...
Sofia Manekia
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text disable_pattern="false" css=".vc_custom_1553298012427{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}"] Hi! My name is Sofia Manekia. I am 18 years old and from Princeton, NJ. This fall, I will be a freshman at the School of International Service at...
Yasmeen Khan
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text disable_pattern="false" css=".vc_custom_1553298038282{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}"] Hi! My name is Yasmeen Khan. I’m 18 years old, and I’m from Los Angeles, California. I am incredibly excited to intern with the Temple of...
Molly Galant
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text disable_pattern="false" css=".vc_custom_1553298120766{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}"] Hello! My name is Molly Galant, and I am 18 years old and from New York City. I had the opportunity to research the United Nations 17 Sustainable...
Larkin Cleland
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text disable_pattern="false" css=".vc_custom_1553298163752{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}"] My name is Larkin Cleland, and I am from Medina, Ohio, which I like to describe as the town the furthest south where people still pretend to be...
Caroline Beshay
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text disable_pattern="false" css=".vc_custom_1553298211361{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}"] My name is Caroline Beshay, and I am a first year student at California State University, Long Beach, studying Political Science and...
Isabella Amaro
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text disable_pattern="false" css=".vc_custom_1553298272439{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}"] My name is Isabella Amaro and I am a student from Guadalajara, Mexico. My keen interest in the Temple of Understanding internship stems from my...