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Some participants in the programs say that while they initially visited China to improve their language skills or to gain practical experience working at an internship, they ultimately left with a diverse perspective on China’s rich history and culture.
He explains that in Kenya, economics is seen as an art rather than a practical field of study. As a result, Gimaiyo says that he plans to get a secondary field in Computer Science to give his studies a more practical focus.
But Gimaiyo says that even people with highly-marketable degrees in engineering sometimes have difficulty finding jobs in Kenya, so he feels pressure to do something people in Kenya would consider practical.
“If you tell someone you’re doing linguistics, even here at Harvard or at Oxford, people won’t consider it practical. You want to choose something that’s considered practical back home because at the very least you want to get...
"It's a nice way to take a practical matter and turn it into a work of art," said Sifuentes of his goal in undertaking the project. "My sense is to see how randomness can create its own sense of logic. You can randomly order lines together but still have...