2009 Cambodia leaders: Jenn Brown and Nate MarcusJENNIFER BROWN: Wesleyan University, B.A., East Asian Studies and Government. While at Wesleyan, Jennifer spent a semester during her junior year studying abroad in China. Upon her return to campus, she directed an outreach program for grade school students in Connecticut, introducing them to East Asian culture through hands-on learning activities. After graduation she worked for a small non-profit in Washington, D.C., researching U.S. foreign policy in Asia. Jennifer spent a year working in Beijing as a Princeton-in-Asia fellow at a local travel company, designing educational student travel programs throughout China. Most recently, Jennifer has been working as a tour leader, taking small groups on cultural journeys throughout Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and China. In her free time she enjoys running, eating local food, and playing frisbee. This will be Jennifer’s third summer with Putney. She was part of Putney’s Excel China staff in 2006 and 2007. Jennifer is fluent in Chinese and proficient in Spanish and French.
NATHANIEL MARCUS: Middlebury College, B.A., Political Science. Nate spent his summers in high school in Spain traveling, taking classes, and working in a tile factory. While in college, Nate served for three months teaching English in a Costa Rican school, living with a host family, and building a community center. Nate studied abroad with Antioch College's Buddhist Studies Program in Japan, where he lived in several monasteries. For three summers Nate taught high school Spanish at the immersion Concordia Language Villages in Minnesota, and he taught high school Spanish for one year at the Marianapolis Preparatory School in Thompson, Connecticut. He now leads semester trips with LEAPNow and Carpe Diem Education to Central America and India. This will be Nate’s fifth summer with Putney. He has led Language Learning programs in Spain and Argentina and a Community Service program in Ecuador. He is fluent in Spanish and proficient in Portuguese.
