Elena Swartz
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Elena Swartz
Elena is from Newton, Massachusetts.
After graduating from Newton North High School in June 2007, Elena carried out a ten-month service commitment with Americorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC), a national and community service organization that sends teams of 18-24 year old individuals to work on unmet meets in the United States. From October 2007 thru August 2008, she traveled across the United States working on four different community service projects, experiences that she recorded through this blog.
This blog holds the last four entries on Elena's work with Americorps NCCC and is a continuation of Elena's AmeriJournal on Blogger.com. These posts were recorded previous to those found here; to access them please visit: http://elenasamericorpsncccjournal.blogspot.com/
Elena is a junior at Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, where she is a Growth and Structure of Cities Major and Africana Studies Minor. She recently finished a semester-long study abroad program at the University of Capetown in Capetown, South Africa. In addition to studying she also spent time traveling around the country.
Please note that any opinions expressed are not necessarily held by Americorps NCCC or Bryn Mawr College.