Hey, I’m
Gerald Torres-Soto
Future Diplomat/Political Strategist/World Traveler
About Me
Gerald Torres-Soto (He/Him/His) is a class of 2021 graduate at Florida International University in Miami, Florida. Off the heels of arriving from Seoul, South Korea, Gerald chose to go to FIU due to its international emphasis. He is graduating with a Bachelors of Arts in International Relations, a Bachelors of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, a Minor in Political Science, a certificate in National Security Studies, a certificate in Public Policy, a certificate in Cybersecurity, Intelligence, and Information Policy, and finally Honors distinction from the Honors College. Aside from his academics, he has been involved in numerous on campus extracurriculars such as Panther Camp, Alternative Breaks, Omicron Delta Kappa, Sigma Iota Rho, Pi Sigma Alpha, Model United Nations, Hamilton Scholar, the Millennium Fellowship, and the Global Learning Medallion program. He plans to continue in exemplifying FIU's World's Ahead motto in his endeavors to join the international affairs workforce or obtaining a master's degree in his field of study.
Global Learning Courses
Capstone
Among the list of capstone experiences, the one that most perfectly captured the essence of the global learning program for me was my virtual study abroad. In IDS 3336: Artistic Expressions in a Global Society, I was able to study abroad even through the hardships of a global pandemic. Additionally as part of this program, I applied to the State Department's Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship and ended up winning the Gilman-McCain Scholarship. This was a program that gave me the opportunity to do this virtual study abroad and in a world without a pandemic one that would have let me study abroad. In this class every week was a different exploration of forms of art around the world from traveling through 3D museums in Spain to experiencing real life Buddhist temples as part of a real life component. As part of my global learning experiences, I have urged and offer to help others study abroad whether virtually or in person because there's always so many opportunities to become a global citizen especially like the global learning medallion.