Author: Christopher Carlock

Major: Government & Law and English

From: Barkhamsted, CT

Before attending college, Will participated in community service in his high school’s National Honors Society program. At Lafayette College, he has tutored GED and ESL students at ProJeCt Easton and volunteered building shelters for two families in a community in El Salvador. Now, he is the Editor-in-Chief of the student newspaper and a dedicated member of LIME. He understands the value of education and the importance of learning, along with the opportunities that come with it.

Larissa Lopes

Major: International Affairs and Economics

From: New Jersey/Brazil

Class of 2018

Currently, Larissa tutors at local elementary schools through America Reads. Seeing the children grow and become more motivated with each tutor session is something that she sees as inspiring. Working with and helping others has always been close to her heart. In high school, Larissa did over 50 hours of community service each year. She believes that giving back is something very important that everyone should do. This innate desire to give back is why she became interested in the LIME program. She is excited and hopes that she can impact the Malagasy students and be impacted by them too.

Major: Chemical Engineering and International Studies
Minor: Spanish
From: Easton, PA

My name is Hagar Kenawy, and I was born in Alexandria, Egypt.  My family and I immigrated to the United States when I was three years old to New York, New York.  When I was in fifth grade, we ended up moving to Easton, Pennsylvania.  Little did I know that Easton would also becomemy college town.  On campus, I am a peer advisor for International Student Association, a part of Kaleidoscope (a social justice group), and I tutor elementary school students with their homework.  I love to travel, meet new people, and discover more about the world.  One of my passions is helping other people to succeed, especially since I try to do this with my brothers.  I can’t wait to help others with the college process because this was my obsession during my senior year of high school.

Major: B.S. Biology’18

From: Bugesera, Rwanda

Before attending Lafayette, Jocelyn founded “The Transformers Youth Club”. Focusing on the needs of less privileged families and genocide survivors, she led the club with various volunteer activities, including HIV/AIDS and Malaria prevention informational sessions, youth drug abuse education, and repairing and rebuilding the homes of the poorest families in the village. At Lafayette College, Jocelyn is involved with International Students Association where she is a Peer Advisor for the incoming class of international students. Jocelyn continues to be an active citizen through the Landis Community Outreach Center where she is a program coordinator for America Reads at Cheston Cougars Learning Club in Easton. Jocelyn is also a member of Lafayette Initiative for Malagasy Education (LIME) which supports Students from Madagascar to apply to US colleges. Combining her passion for health sciences and working with kids, she hopes to become a pediatrician in her home country.

Major: Chemical Engineering ‘17

From: Dallas, TX

Before attending Lafayette, Barker completed a Fellowship in Senegal, West Africa where his passion for international development came to fruition. He has also lived and worked for organizations that operate in Zambia and Uganda.

Fascinated and concerned for the energy portfolios of developing nations, in regards to the future energy equation, he is now interested in pursuing a career in public policy and developmental energy.

Barker chose to participate in LIME because of his passion for mentorship as well as the empowerment and promotion of human dignity through partnership and education. Apart from this, he loves making friends, reading, aviation, the outdoors, and good food.

Major: Sociology /Anthropology and International Affairs

From: Antananarivo, Madagascar

She was one of the lucky Malagasy students from Andohalo High school who could participate in LIME. And is now an Excel researcher at Lafayette College.

Since she has been at Lafayette, she is involved in many clubs for her to integrate in the “Cur non” community. She volunteers with children in Easton are as well times to times. For her it is more than just spending time with them; it is both for her to share her culture and also learn from those children.

She wants to participate in LIME this year , because she is eager to share her experiences as being in those Malagasy student’s shoes herself just about a year ago. Also she wants to motivate those students that going to the US in more than just a dream; it may be realized if “they have the fire in their belly” and work hard.

A fun fact about her: she can find happiness out everything even during the most unexpected moment of life. Collecting coins, putting them in the vending machine and actually getting a soda or an energy bar is one of her favorite moment in the US.

Major: International Affairs and Economics ‘18

From: New Hope, PA

Austin’s active involvement in the International Students Association at Lafayette College has shown him the merits of supporting international education. He hopes to facilitate this process through his involvement in the LIME program. In preparation for his mentorship, he has danced to Rozy Maria and has expanded his rudimentary Malagasy répéteur to “hello”, “goodbye”, and even “my name is”. He can’t wait to get to know the students and watch them improve.

Major: Policy Studies and Economics

From: Singapore

Hailing from a country that is a self-described “melting pot of cultures”, Rebecca (or Becky, as most friends call her) is unabashedly interested in cultures from all continents. Her love for animals can be seen in her three adopted cats and a month’s volunteer work at a panda research centre in Sichuan, China.

Having done a diploma in Mass Communication and a short stint in Channel NewsAsia, a regional news channel based in Singapore, her ideal job was being a foreign correspondent for a publication like The New York Times. However, she has been quite smitten with academia at Lafayette and is looking to go into research about economic development in Southeast or East Asian countries. Either way, she hopes to bring important issues to light in her job.

She is incredibly excited to be part of the amazing LIME team, having made great friends with Malagasy and other international students. She is very appreciative of all the guidance Lafayette offers to international students and hopes she can help even more through LIME. Everyone deserves a top-notch education; she just hopes she can make it easier for some to get it.

Major: Anthropology & Sociology ’17

Minor: Psychology

From: Tinton Falls, NJ

At the age of 8, Molly discussed her plan to photograph the wildlife of the Galapagos Islands, but made sure to mention that she had to attend college first. While at Lafayette, Molly has enjoyed her time as a member of the Spring 2014 – Fall 2014 Technology Clinic team, where she helped revitalize and develop a curriculum for a local high school greenhouse program. She has also had the pleasure of working as an intern archivist in the library’s Special Collections, as a mentor and tutor in the College Writing Program, and as an Excel Scholar in the Anthropology department.

Now, Molly is excited to take her adventures in mentorship and civic duty further by participating in LIME. She has a hunger to see the world and experience different cultures, and a passion for connecting and sharing with others. In addition, Molly is an avid photographer, reader, nature lover, and hiker.