{"id":329,"date":"2026-03-14T19:51:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T19:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/okif.org\/?p=329"},"modified":"2026-03-16T08:18:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T08:18:37","slug":"bridging-worlds-esther-gritsko-pvcc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/okif.org\/en\/2026\/03\/14\/bridging-worlds-esther-gritsko-pvcc\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridging-Worlds: Esther Gritsko, PVCC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/okif.org\/en\/\" title=\"&lt;&nbsp;Volver a la p\u00e1gina de inicio\">&lt;&nbsp;Volver a la p\u00e1gina de inicio<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id329_1f3e5f-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id329_1f3e5f-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id329_1f3e5f-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column329_e53183-60{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column329_e53183-60 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column329_e53183-60 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column329_e53183-60\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-nv-site-bg-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-8f231d4d1a91662483533093c7db78dd\"><strong>\u201cThis exchange is invaluable... 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class=\"wp-image-212\" style=\"width:100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/okif.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/okif-logo-negative-copy.png 427w, https:\/\/okif.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/okif-logo-negative-copy-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/okif.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/okif-logo-negative-copy-18x6.png 18w, https:\/\/okif.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/okif-logo-negative-copy-250x83.png 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column329_8b1c87-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column329_8b1c87-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column329_8b1c87-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column329_8b1c87-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column329_8b1c87-2a > 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column329_8b1c87-2a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/okif.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PVCC-logo.jpeg\" alt=\"PVCC logo\" class=\"wp-image-337\" style=\"width:100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/okif.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PVCC-logo.jpeg 239w, https:\/\/okif.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PVCC-logo-14x12.jpeg 14w, https:\/\/okif.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PVCC-logo-205x180.jpeg 205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column329_cd64c4-54 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column329_cd64c4-54 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column329_cd64c4-54 > 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column329_cfee60-aa > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column329_cfee60-aa\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-nv-site-bg-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-a4da62e6b8d82a23ad5fa0c544035704\">\u201cThe once in a lifetime experience\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-nv-site-bg-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7ad2b580dae678964e4f1184f7346005\">by Esther Gritsko (PVCC)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id329_568ba2-20 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id329_568ba2-20 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id329_568ba2-20 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 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class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id329_568ba2-20 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-3-columns kt-row-layout-center-half kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kt-inner-column-height-full\">\n<style>.kadence-column329_58a229-b0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{min-height:500px;}.kadence-column329_58a229-b0 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column329_58a229-b0 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column329_58a229-b0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column329_58a229-b0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column329_58a229-b0 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column329_58a229-b0 > 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.kadence-column329_36d030-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col > figure.wp-block-kadence-image{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kadence-column329_36d030-39 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{flex-grow:1;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column329_36d030-39 kb-section-dir-horizontal\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column329_7d7960-eb > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column329_7d7960-eb > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column329_7d7960-eb > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column329_7d7960-eb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column329_7d7960-eb > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column329_7d7960-eb > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-image:url('https:\/\/okif.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_5730.jpg');background-size:cover;background-position:47% 68%;background-attachment:scroll;background-repeat:no-repeat;}.kadence-column329_7d7960-eb > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column329_7d7960-eb{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column329_7d7960-eb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column329_7d7960-eb > .kt-inside-inner-col{min-height:500px;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column329_7d7960-eb\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>Exchange with Escuela T\u00e9cnica Otto Krause (ETOK) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was sitting in Spanish class at Piedmont Virginia Community College when my Spanish professor announced the interchange program with Otto Krause in Buenos Aires Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Little did I know I would one day fall in love with that place\u2014the country, the people, the history, the city, and of course, the food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I didn\u2019t know much about Argentina other than about 10 years prior, my oldest brother went to Argentina through the same program and loved his time there! 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.kt-inside-inner-col{background-image:url('https:\/\/okif.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_5725.jpg');background-size:cover;background-position:46% 31%;background-attachment:scroll;background-repeat:no-repeat;}.kadence-column329_96278c-91 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column329_96278c-91{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column329_96278c-91 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column329_96278c-91 > .kt-inside-inner-col{min-height:500px;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column329_96278c-91\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I applied to the interchange with the hope of an incredible opportunity that I would otherwise never have. Yes of course maybe one day I could travel to Argentina, and see the sites, but an interchange is a completely unique and immersive experience that is an extraordinary way to see a new country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I received the honor of being selected for the interchange and made my way to South America!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During my time in Argentina, I lived with one family that welcomed me like I was their own daughter. They were patient with me as I adjusted to their beautiful accent. They introduced me to Argentinian pasta and family meals. We would ride the bus to school together in the morning. 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All the students there were kind and hospitable to me, taking me out to explore the city. I was fortunate enough to go on a trip with one of the classes to a hydraulic power plant. I took pottery classes and literature classes that expanded my world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is nothing like being part of the interchange between Otto Krause and my community college, a history of connection that has lasted decades. This exchange was honored by all I met at the school and the many students who were dreaming of getting the once in a lifetime experience, I received. For them it would be immersion in American culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This interchange is invaluable. Personally, it allowed me to meet new people and grow a deep love for people far away from my home. 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