Blog: Spouses stories

April 2, 2020
by Ashley Pedersen I am so grateful for the MIT Spouses & Partners Connect Professional Development Fund, which gave me the opportunity to join the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and attend a course offered by AFP earlier this year called Fundraising Fundamentals. I want to...
January 17, 2019
By: Virginia  Hi! My name is Virginia and for the past 17 years I’ve been an expat. My expat life started soon after graduating from University back in my hometown in Venezuela, when I was offered an international position for an Oil Service Company in Scotland, and without much hesitation I packed...
January 11, 2019
by Camila Nascimento, MS&PC member I had just arrived in Cambridge and my English was my main concern.  I was terrified and remained quiet most of the time. I felt very bad and I cried many times. All that I wanted was to go back home. Communication is a big issue to me. I’m a speech therapist...
May 5, 2017
- By MJ Lee - After I moved to the United States and left my family, friends, and life in my home country behind, I had to adapt to my new surroundings and environment. Not only I had to learn how to rent an apartment, how to pay the bills, and where to do grocery shopping, but also how to manage...