{"id":3296,"date":"2018-03-06T16:33:19","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T22:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.valpo.edu\/international-dev\/?p=3296"},"modified":"2025-07-30T13:09:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T13:09:44","slug":"sarbast-alzebari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/sarbast-alzebari\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarbast Alzebari"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"664\" height=\"880\" src=\"https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/unnamed-2.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4931\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/unnamed-2.webp 664w, https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/unnamed-2-226x300.webp 226w, https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/unnamed-2-600x795.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/college-of-arts-and-sciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/03\/unnamed-2-366x485.webp 366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Best memories from your Valpo days:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My favorite memory from Valpo is the&nbsp;library, especially the ground floor, and the fireplace in such cold weather. I miss the VU fitness center and Harre Union and everyone I met there. VU&#8217;s multicultural life, VISA Culture Nights, and other VU events were also some of my favorite memories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Name:<\/strong>\u00a0Sarbast Alzebari<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Graduated:<\/strong>\u00a0May 2014<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Degree:<\/strong>\u00a0M.A., TESOL<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Current Job:\u00a0<\/b>I work for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) in Kurdistan, as an Education assistant. As a part-time job, I teach English at Duhok Polytechnic University \u2013 Akre Technical Institute.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Contact Email:<\/strong> <a onclick=\"window.open('mailto:\\u0073\\u0061\\u0072\\u0062\\u0061\\u0073\\u0074\\u002e\\u0061\\u006c\\u007a\\u0065\\u0062\\u0061\\u0072\\u0069\\u0040\\u0076\\u0061\\u006c\\u0070\\u006f\\u002e\\u0065\\u0064\\u0075','_blank');return false;\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">document.write('\\u0073\\u0061\\u0072\\u0062\\u0061\\u0073\\u0074\\u002e\\u0061\\u006c\\u007a\\u0065\\u0062\\u0061\\u0072\\u0069\\u0040\\u0076\\u0061\\u006c\\u0070\\u006f\\u002e\\u0065\\u0064\\u0075');<\/script><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Best memories from your Valpo days: My favorite memory from Valpo is the&nbsp;library, especially the ground floor, and the fireplace in such cold weather. 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