Mark Koenig (Collective Campaign for Peace – COCAP): Mark was born in St. Louis, Missouri. After graduating from the International School of Bern in Switzerland in 2000, he spent one year at Davidson College in North Carolina and then moved on to Johns Hopkins University where he received a bachelor's degree with honors in Political Science in 2004. While studying at Johns Hopkins, Mark completed internships with genomics researcher Craig Venter, US House Representative Chris Van Hollen, and in London with Lady Sylvia Hermon, a Member of Parliament from Northern Ireland. After graduation, Mark moved to Shenzhen, China where he lived for two years teaching English at Shenzhen Senior High School. At the time of his fellowship, Mark was studying at Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in Boston focusing on post-conflict reconstruction, law and development. After his fellowship, Mark wrote: “I think that perhaps it is my interest in and understanding of community level dynamics and activities that has developed the most while here. The significance of community level interactions and relationships as it pertains to the events that take place on a national level is an intriguing topic that this summer has given me new insight into.”
I was smeared with tikka (a red powder used for Hindu blessings) and given a traditional Nepali hat to wear (that was a little too big.) The entire party was a really nice gesture from the staff at SAC-Nepal.
Posted By Mark Koenig
Posted Sep 3rd, 2007
5 Comments
Steph
September 10, 2007
I thought only married men had tikka. Um… what are you not saying Mark?
mark
September 19, 2007
married women do get tikka…but it also denotes a general hindu blessing for an arrival, departure or any other event. so unfortunately there is no good gossip involved in this case…
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