Hi! My name is Dan Dymecki and I am a member of the class of 2016. I am from Wellesley, Massachusetts, which happens to be the halfway point for the Boston Marathon. I am an Anthropology and Sociology major currently pursuing an Economics minor. I am an executive member of the club Colleges Against Cancer, which hosts the Relay for Life every spring at Lafayette College. I am also employed through the Recreation Services Department Read more…
Hey Everyone. My name is Shaw and I am Lafayette College’s Class of 2016. Currently, I am studying towards my mechanical engineering degree. If you cannot find me in Acopian, I am either sleeping or eating. I am involved in a variety of extra-curricular activities on campus; New Member Educator of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, Vice President of Engineers Without Borders, a Senior Interviewer at Lafayette’s Admissions Office and a Student Orientation Leader. This Read more…
My name is Yanel Garcia, and I am Lafayette College’s Class of 2016. I currently study Mathematics-Economics with a minor in Financial Policy and Analysis, and my greatest passions are entrepreneurship, economic empowerment, and education. My hometown is Chicago, IL, so being at the other side of the world, it was a tremendous opportunity for me to travel to Madagascar during the LIME 5 Team’s winter break. Of course, the program is much more than Read more…
Tonga soa e! I’m Alexis Grandy. I am Lafayette College’s Class of 2017 from Philadelphia and am studying Psychology. I love being apart of LIME because it is crucial to mentor students and equip them with the necessary skills for SAT and TOEFL. This results in some students coming to America to get an education, which is tremendous because they will be able to use the knowledge that they gain here to make a positive Read more…
Hello everyone! My name is Flavia Umulisa and I am from Kigali, Rwanda. I am class of 2017, majoring in International Affairs with a minor in Economics. The opportunity of mentoring Malagasy students remains to be an incomparable one. It’s one of college’s most valuable experiences to be able to spend three weeks with students who are highly dedicated and committed to achieve the dream of pursuing their college education in the US. I am Read more…
Hi! I am Katim Woldemariam. I am Lafayette College’s Class of 2017 from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. I am an Economics and Government & Law double major. I am a Resident Advisor and serve on the boards of the International Students Association and the Lafayette African and Caribbean Students Association. I loved every minute of being in Madagascar. Meeting the amazing students and getting to know them was a very rewarding experience. I can’t wait Read more…
IF ROCKS COULD TALK by Chrispin Otondi (LIME 2011) If rocks could talk they would have a lot to tell Of ages and ages long ago when the deep waters submerged them Down into the depths of the valleys And the hills all attained nourishment from their very still depths Hills extensive, and majestic, thickly covered with undergrowth and trees They would tell of the inhabitants of the land Of kings and queens. If the Read more…
LIME is a peer-to-peer mentoring program between Lafayette students and high school students from Madagascar to prepare the latter for the process of applying to colleges in the US. Ten Lafayette students are chosen each year to participate in the program in which they work with Malagasy students from Lycee Andohalo, a public high school in Antananarivo. Lafayette students formally commit to mentoring over a 1.5 year period which includes a three week trip to Madagascar Read more…
Each year, the number of Malagasy students interested in being a part of LIME is increasing! As we get more talented young people, the competition for one of the coveted spots becomes increasingly intense. Although our youngest group of students (LIME 3) had 26 students, only 10 students were invited to participate in the next level (LIME 2). From the LIME 2 cohort, a group of 7 students was chosen to participate in LIME 1 Read more…