El Agossou

International Students Orientation: GLBT in or out?

All summer long I had been working at finding ideas and various ways to bring more GLBT visibility and awareness to our international community on campus. As an orientation leader for international students, I found myself unsure of how to go about incorporating the topic throughout our daily routine of campus tour and discovery for these new students we were receiving. I finally decided to make the topic part of one of our ice breaker and it ended up being a success in itself as it got both new and returning international students talking about GLBTA.
Knowing that I belong to both the GLBTA community and the international students’ community here at Bridgewater State College, it is very important for me to make sure that I develop a visibility for both those group in my work on campus. For this semester, a project that I hold dear to my heart has to do with hosting a discussion where all these students would come and feel free to talk about their personal opinions on Queer related issues, while the students from all over the world, educating others on how present is homosexuality in their own country. We are all curious about hearing various cultures ideas and opinions of GLBTA.
~EL.

Much love all the way from West Africa!!!!

Bonjour a vous tous qui êtes connecter aujourd’hui.
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I’m an international student from a small country located in West Africa called Benin, who came to the US about five years ago in order to pursuit her passion for sports. Over the years though, this passion had faded, to the advantage of a new and stronger one which laid me all the way to Campus Pride.

My name is Elvire Agossou and I’m currently in my senior year at Bridgewater State College, doing a double major in Psychology and Physical Education. I use to be all about athletic participation and competitions, but now my life revolves around one word: “Validation”. My personal philosophy behind this, is: Always be confident of being the person you feel you are in your guts, because you are the best at being yourself.

I strongly believe that anybody should be comfortable with who there are and allow to be themselves at all times. I love reminding this to all (myself included) as sometimes experiences might come around, shadowing the greatness in us from our own eyes

I study to be a personal trainer and a counselor in order to acquire the tools to develop the body and mind. I believe that people should be accept for who they are and be comfortable with their person or strive to achieve peacefulness within themselves. I’m a person who loves making herself available for others to talk and open up to as I know this helps a great deal at relieving some of that daily stress that is so common.

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