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I am Cadet Matthew Burke, a student at the United States Military Academy. Tomorrow I will be fortunate enough to travel to Beijing China. The trip is part of a cultural immersion through the Academy's Department of Foreign Language. The purpose of the trip is for cadets to become exposed to a foreign culture and practice their language skills. Around a dozen other cadets will also be on the trip with myself. All of us are students in either beginner or intermediate...read more
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The convoy of seven vehicles pulls off the main road and drives slowly over the hard, broken ground and gets as close as possible to the refugee camp. This one has about two hundred people; men, women and children of all ages. The soldiers that will provide security quickly get out of the armored SUVs and form a protective ring around the other vehicles. To call it a refugee camp does violence to the word camp. This place is not a camp. Its a few acres of hard dirt that has no value to...read more
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I am lucky enough to be participating in the Foreign Academy Exchange Program (FAEP) for the second time. My first exchange was to Argentina in 2008. FAEP is a program that is COMPLETELY paid for by the Academy, which sends you to a foreign military academy, Portugal in my case. While you are at the foreign academy, you are partnered with cadets that serve as your guide to the country. Common activities include visiting different units and cultural outings...read more
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