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Bonderman fellows prepare to embark on solo journeys

Apr 27, 2015
2015 Undergraduate Bonderman fellows
2015 Undergraduate Bonderman Fellows, left to right: Stephanie Riedl, Kevin Bogue, Emily Sorman, Matt Bell, Rachel Weisbeck, Xoe Amer

We were thrilled to welcome and celebrate the 2015 Bonderman Travel Fellows at recent reception that brought together past fellows, selection committee members, and some of the many UW staff who help make this fellowship such a success! Starting this summer, the new fellows will embark on solo journeys to at least two regions and six countries over at least eight months long, and may not pursue academic study, projects, or research while traveling.

Collectively, the 2015 Bonderman Fellows will travel to Colombia, Brasil, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Patagonia, Egypt, Lebanon, Algeria, Morocco, Turkey, Greece, Spain, Hungary, Czech Republic, Croatia, Iceland, Mexico (Chiapas), Costa Rica, Guatemala, Belize, New Zealand, Tonga, Fiji, Samoa, Palau, Malaysia, Indonesia, South Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, India, Nepal, Russia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, South Africa, Kenya, the Maldives, Bangladesh, Japan, China, Singapore, Bhutan, and Tibet.

Their travel interests include folk music and poetry; sacred spaces and spirituality; human connection to the ocean; the environment; urban development; biodiversity; indigeneity; the care of ageing and dying populations; music as a bond, and much, much more. We wish them safe and adventurous journeys!

Learn more about the Bonderman Travel Fellowship and view the Fellows' travel plans »