{"id":7,"date":"2023-04-21T22:37:30","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T22:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/freeman2023-jnavarro\/?p=7"},"modified":"2024-06-11T12:00:28","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T12:00:28","slug":"introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/freeman2023-jnavarro\/2023\/04\/21\/introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hello everyone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My name is Jessica Navarro and I am a first-generation student at Illinois Wesleyan University studying Biology. This summer I will be traveling to Los Ba\u00f1os, Philippines. As an intern at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), I hope to learn about the role of biotechnology in global food accessibility and in particular the production of nutritious and affordable rice strains.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, I am preparing for this adventure by educating myself on Filipino culture, language, and history. I am also in the process of finalizing a VISA application.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking towards the summer, I am immensely excited to learn about the several methods and techniques utilized at IRRI. Furthermore, I am thrilled to try traditional Filipino dishes and explore the Los Ba\u00f1os area! A couple of goals I have for my time in the Philippines include: practicing Tagalog in a social setting each day, coming prepared to the laboratory, and asking questions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will be updating this blog every week starting in June! So, keep a lookout for more posts!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello everyone! My name is Jessica Navarro and I am a first-generation student at Illinois Wesleyan University studying Biology. This summer I will be traveling to Los Ba\u00f1os, Philippines. As an intern at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), I &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/freeman2023-jnavarro\/2023\/04\/21\/introduction\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1281,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/freeman2023-jnavarro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/freeman2023-jnavarro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/freeman2023-jnavarro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/freeman2023-jnavarro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1281"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/freeman2023-jnavarro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/freeman2023-jnavarro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/freeman2023-jnavarro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7\/revisions\/8"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/freeman2023-jnavarro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/freeman2023-jnavarro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/freeman2023-jnavarro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}