By Meera R Hatangadi, Graduate of the UT International Relations and Global Studies Department and Plan II Honors

While Armenia was completely new to me before starting this program, I left Armenia with reminiscences of fascinating work, warm colleagues, gorgeous landscapes, beautiful culture, and memories to last a lifetime. As a part of the Embedded Scholars program, my fellow scholars and I interned with NDI Armenia. We had the privilege of not only working alongside intelligence and dedicated NDI employees, but also being able to have unique interactions with democratic institutions in Armenia.