International Voices Michael Pelletier

In this episode Judith and I talk to former U.S. Ambassador and Founding Executive Director, Institute for Global Engagement, University of Houston, Michael Pelletier (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-pelletier-b8b8b952/) about travel, integration and supporting diversity in our student populations.  Michael stresses the opportunity to gain humility and empathy through travel and engagement and asks how we can use lessons of travel to help international students integrate.  We talk about the value of travelling abroad and attempting to learn other languages and the age old debate of American and English spelling!