1. Global
Incite
Mission Statement: Promote Awareness while inciting Edification and Positive progression in the U.S. and abroad through Enriching
experiences and global travel with a Purpose.
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Greetings!
It’s been quite some time, since
we have last seen you, our
travelers, and since you have been
gone we have been extremely busy.
The purpose of this newsletter is to
update you on all the new and
exciting things going on at Global
Incite!
Background
Many of our past travelers have
been interested in the origins of
Global Incite. If you were always
curious about how it was started,
worry no more because in this
section you will read about the
organization’s background.
Global Incite was started 3 years
ago after the founder, Carmen
Fells, travelled abroad to Ghana
and had an inspirational
experience. Going to the African
country, she became more aware of
a reality not seen on a television
screen:
“I saw people living with less, but
loving life!... community was stronger,
people danced!”
Enjoying the Agate Primary School Children in Ghana in 2014.
Carmen witnessed life and culture in a
place that many people in the United
States may considered to be desolate
and lifeless.
She also drew her inspiration to start
the organization based on academic
experiences. Going to Tuskegee
University for her undergraduate career
and to Duke University for her graduate
career, many would say that Carmen
has seen the best of both worlds by
attending both a minority school and a
majority school. By going to both
schools, she noticed a significant
difference in travel opportunities
provided.
Noticing the gap in expectations and
reality that were caused from television
commercials in the US and actually
going to an African country and
witnessing the difference gave Carmen
a
reason
to
start
Global
Incite.
Witnessing
the
culture
and
seeing
people
with
so
much
life
in
Ghana
gave
her
the
inspira:on.
Seeing
the
difference
in
travel
opportuni:es
offered
to
students
that
go
to
minority
schools
as
opposed
to
majority
schools
provided
her
with
the
ini:a:ve.
With
reason,
inspira:on,
and
ini:a:ve
Global
Incite
was
started.
Student Experiences
In case you were not able to see all
of the rich culture in Ghana, or you
were not able to experience the exotic
rain forests of Costa Rica, in this
section we will provide you some
information gathered from some of the
students who have travelled with us in
the past.
Nzinga Spencer
Undergraduate Student Majoring in
Biology at Tuskegee University
Ques:on:
How
did
you
hear
about
Global
Incite?
Response:
“I
heard
about
Global
Incite
during
my
6me
working
with
Dr.
Roberta
Troy
in
Health
Dispari6es
for
Research
and
Educa6on
(HDIRE).
Global Incite Founder, Carmen
Fells
September
6,
2014
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Ques:on:
When
did
you
travel
and
where
did
you
travel
to
with
Global
Incite?
Response:
“I
traveled
to
Ghana
during
my
freshman
year
from
the
end
of
December
to
the
beginning
of
January
2012-­‐2013.
We
traveled
to
Accra
and
Kumasi
within
the
Volta
Region
where
we
went
to
the
top
of
Mountain
Gemi-­‐
one
of
my
favorite
parts
of
the
trip.”
Ques:on:
What
you
expected
to
see
on
the
trip
before
going?
Response:
“When
I
found
out
I
was
going
to
Ghana
pictures
plush
greenery
on
mountains
and
huge
skies
that
open
up
to
hundreds
of
villages
and
market
places.
I didn't
envision the city areas because I
see a lot of that in the US;
therefore, I pictured seeing people
living in a such a way where
everyone contributed to the well
being of their community as a
whole. I also pictured the kinds of
medical centers and hospitals I
may see and wondered if Breast
cancer research was big in the
country.“
Question: Were your expectations
met when you went on the trip?
Response: “My expectations were
met, but in a different way. For
example, I imagined going to a
hospital to see different wards and
go to the cancer ward and talk to
doctors specialized in cancer
treatment or research. I did in fact
meet a surgeon at the Peace and
Love Hospital who worked mainly
with Breast cancer. Her name was
Beatrice Addai Wiafe and she was
the CEO at the hospital where she
explained she performs surgery
and serves as a consultant. In this
regard I got way more out of the
experience than I thought I
would.”
Question: What was your funniest
experience?
Response: “The funniest experience on
the trip would have to be when we
went to feed Tafi monkeys bananas.
Right before we went to see the
monkeys I fell while trying to jump
across a dug out which I have to laugh
at now because it was funny. Then we
went to feed the monkeys and they
were jumping on peoples shoulders
and arms and some of the group
members would scream and jump as a
reaction. The entire part of that day
was just fun and full of unexpected
occurrences.”
Question: What do you miss most
about your trip?
Response: “The thing I miss most
about Ghana is the feeling of being in
a place that helps you to understand
who you truly are. I miss the people
and the way they worked hard and
played hard, and the children who
observed it all. The children, it
seemed, missed nothing as they would
look at you in such a way that let's you
know that they know more than you
could imagine. It wasn't always smiles
and laughter but it was always full of
life. “
Question: What might you do
differently if you had the opportunity
to go again?
Response: “If granted the opportunity
to go back to Ghana I would like to
meet more people and form more
connections. The first time I went I was
just in awe of being there and didn't
even really take it all in, therefore if I
go in the future I would want to
observe more and take more pictures.
The best part about going to Ghana
was the way it made me feel, and so it
would be nice to make that connection
again with a more familiarized
mindset.”
-Nzinga Spencer
Sherlita Robinson
Graduate Student at Tuskegee
Universtiy going for Masters in
Environmental Sciences
Ques:on:
How
did
you
hear
about
Global
Incite?
Response:
“My
professor
(Mr.
Ron
Smith)
told
me
about
opportuni6es
to
travel
abroad.
He
then
connected
me
to
Ms.
Fells.”
Question: When did you travel and
where did you travel to with Global
Incite?
Response: “I traveled to Costa Rica in
May 2014.“
Question: What you expected to see on
the trip before going?
Response: “Through internet research
and stories from family and friends, I
was expecting to see a beautiful tropical
paradise. That’s exactly what I saw
when I arrived. I joked to my family
about possibly missing my return flight
home so that I could stay forever.”
Question: Were your expectations met
when you went on the trip?
Response: “Yes, they were exceeded. I
was blown away by the country’s
sustainable practices. I was a bit
disappointed that EARTH University
didn’t have a graduate program yet. I
definitely would have applied to a Ph. D
program there. After I brushed up on
my Spanish of course.”
Question: What was your funniest
experience?
Response: “Oh wow, its hard to choose
one experience. I laughed so much
while in Costa Rica.”
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Question: What do you miss most
about your trip?
Response: “I really missed the fresh
food and beverages. Everything
every family needs is basically in
the their backyard. I’ve tried to eat
a little healthier since I’ve been
basic and incorporated more fresh
fruits and vegetables into my diet. I
haven’t made the full switch or
organic yet.”
Question: What might you do
differently if you had the
opportunity to go again?
Response: “I would probably
participate more in the
extracurricular activities that were
available. I really wanted to go zip
lining and take the tour through the
Mangroves.”
-Sherlita Robinson
Coming Soon! More Student
Journal Entries
After reading the “Past
Experiences” section and reading
about the experiences of Nzinga and
Sherlita, if you are interested on
hearing more about the past
student’s experience, you should
read the “Collection of Student
Journal Entries from Costa Rica
2014”.
This document holds all of the
information submitted by the students
who went with Global Incite this past
May to Costa Rica. The collection
includes first perspective experiences
from all students from the time they
exited the plane in Costa Rica till they
did their last act of service for the
community in Costa Rica.
The purpose of the collection is to
educate others about the lifestyle,
culture, reforestation efforts, and other
projects and aspects of life in Costa
Rica. By providing entries from
multiple students, we hope to provide
readers a more fully developed
experience by showing Costa Rica from
multiple perspectives.
The student’s provide information on
their experiences: touring the beautiful
campus of EARTH University, hiking
through the breathtakingly beautiful
rainforests, exploring the historic site at
the base of the Arenal Volcano, touring
the seas of Caño Negro, completion of
reforestation projects throughout Costa
Rica, and much more.
The entries are being published first to
our website at www.globalincite.com,
and in case some viewers forget about it
there we will link updates of the
collection shared on our Facebook
group at
https://www.facebook.com/groups/
globalincite/ . We hope you all enjoy
reading the entries, and hopefully you
will join us again in the future, so that
you can provide your voice for others
to see and learn.
Global Outreach
It is important for us when we travel
to not only properly represent the
organization well but also our
country. Many countries have a poor
image of Americans instilled in their
minds based on past experiences, or
they have heard from others. When
we travel we try to show others that
we are not the “stereotypical
Americans” that they may have.
On Global Incite’s last trip to Costa
Rica, students were able to show
some acts of kindness. We visited a
local conservationists land and
cooked for his family. We planted
trees in effort to promote reforestation
in Costa Rica. We help a local family
with their daily farm activities and
help promote reforestation by planting
trees on their farm land.
For more information about what
acts of kindness were carried out in
Costa Rica check out the collection of
student journal entries from the trip
and refer back to the “Coming Soon!
Student Journal Entries” section for
more information about how to read
the collection. Also check out the
hashtag #globalinciteimpact on
Facebook for more stories.
Future Trips
In case you feel left out hearing the
past experiences, do not worry. More
exciting trips are to come in the
future! If you missed out on one of
the voyages to Ghana or are interested
in going again, you will be pleased to
know that future trips to Ghana are to
come! Missed out on that one
opportunity to walk through the
beautiful and exotic rainforests in
Costa Rica, we will be going there
again too!
The next trip that is quickly
approaching is to the beautiful
country of Ghana! Please stay posted
on our future plans to visit this
wonderful country.
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Students tree planting in Costa Rica to promote reforestation.

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Other places to be visited include
Dominican Republic, China, Kenya,
Tanzania, Brazil, and much more.
Visit our website at
www.globalincite.com for updates or
email our travel consultant, Carmen
Fells at carmen@globalincite.org.
Quick Travel Tips
Whether you travel with Global
Incite in the future or not, we want
you to travel responsibly. Here are
some helpful tips to consider in your
future traveling experiences:
• Check restaurants and hotels for wifi
signals. Even the places you suspect
the least to have wifi may have it.
• On your mobile phone, download a
translator app and a currency
converter app to your phone before
arriving to your destination.
• Be sure to pack and always carry a
first aid kit.
• Pack at least one set of a clean wash
cloth and bath towel.
• For gifts or self, take body
measurements before arriving to your
destination.
We hope that these tips will help
you on your future travel. To see
more tips be sure go to facebook and
type in #travelresponsibly in the
search bar and look for the all the
posts that are posted on to the Global
Incite Facebook group. If you have
more traveling tips that you would
like to provide to Global Incite please
send them to Carmen Fells at
carmen@globalincite.org or feel free
to post them on our Facebook group.
Safe travels!
Your Opinion
Matters
We want to make the travelling
experience for everyone the best
experience in their lives that travels
with us. In order to do this and to
continue to improve our trips, we
need to hear from you. If you have
not already, please go fill out the
two part survey and answer the
corresponding questions. It takes
less then 10 minutes to complete.
You will not only be doing us a
huge favor by completing the
survey, but you will be doing a
great service to our future travelers.
Please complete the two-part survey
at
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/
ZPXSZ35 and
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/
58JF57X .
Additionally please be on the
lookout for an email requesting
your aid in forming a short video
for future potential travelers. The
video will be used to provide a
visual aid to the already written
experience seen in the “Collection
of Student Journal Entries from
Costa Rica 2014”. We want future
potential student travelers to be
aware of all the possible
opportunities available by traveling
with Global Incite, and there is no
better way to present that then by
hearing it from those who have
traveled with us previously.
Want to Be More
Involved?
For those who want to become
more involved with Global Incite,
you are more than welcome to do
so! For those who use Facebook
please join our Facebook group at
https://www.facebook.com/groups/
globalincite/ . In the group, feel free
to post pictures or videos from your
experience traveling with Global Incite so
other members can see and enjoy the
experience as well. If you would like to
provide a testimonial or present some
questions or concerns privately, please
email that information to Carmen Fells at
carmen@globalincite.org.
If you are interested in being more
active, we are currently accepting
applications for volunteers. To receive
more information about volunteers do
and how to apply please also send these
emails Carmen using the email address
listed earlier.
Want to Travel with Us?
If after reading all of this you are
interested in going on another trip with us
or know another student that may be
interested please let us know. If someone
is interested in what Global Incite is,
please consider how Carmen describes it:
“Global Incite is a bridge. We connect
people, their experiences, ideas, ideals,
needs and efforts. We do this through our
international travel programs and
domestic efforts that promote
environmental, social and economic
awareness and progression. Global Incite
is a Bridge.”
There are many opportunities that are
available to our student travelers which
include: international travel, field
research, networking opportunities,
cultural exposure, lifetime worth of
memories, and so much more. If they are
curious about what students we are
looking for Carmen has also provided
some helpful feedback:
“I am looking for people with open minds
and a willingness to learn and experience
new, different, sometimes surprising
things. I’m looking for people with
positive attitudes and limitless
aspirations. I’m looking for those who
are excited to travel with this family and
grow with this family. To add to the
question above – Global Incite is a
Family.”
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If he or she feels that this would be an
experience that he or she may be interested
in, please direct him or her to email Carmen
at carmen@globalincite.org . They may
also check us out on Facebook by joining
our group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/
globalincite/ or even by searching the
hastag #globalincite.
Thanks for
Reading
We truly hope that this newsletter
was informative and you are now
more aware about what we have
been doing. We truly want to thank
you all for your support because we
are all a family at Global Incite and
without your support we would not
be able to prosper as we are now..
We hope we get to hear from you
again in the future whether it be via
phone, email, or Facebook. Until we
travel again…
-Travel Responsibly
OutreachTeam
Global Incite
Thank
You!
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