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Lisa Neylan

Educator, Facilitator, Interpreter Amsterdam, Netherlands
Hometown: North Carolina, USA

Lisa has a bachelor's degree in Biology and Spanish, a Master of Education, and a love of lifelong learning. She has lived in Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil, Spain, South Korea, and The Bahamas, and she has worked in both the fields of education and medical research. Lisa loves to dance and to walk all around her hilly North Carolina town with her two hound dogs. Lisa facilitated several international exchange programs in the early 2000's and found her way back to this work that she loves starting in 2021. She is looking forward to an excellent summer with the CIEE team.

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Keti Koti: Ceremony and Celebration

By Lisa Neylan at CIEE

Students were in the Netherlands at a historic moment. One hundred and fifty years after the abolition of slavery, at the annual Keti Koti festival that celebrates liberation, the King... keep reading

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Cooking up a cultural experience

By Lisa Neylan at CIEE

What's better than eating traditional foods when you travel? Being invited to learn to cook it yourself! Students did just that in the cozy kitchen of a local chef, who... keep reading

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Trial and Error

By Lisa Neylan at CIEE

Affordable houusing is a problem everywhere. In the Netherlands, the need for space to create a new town was solved by creating brand new land where the sea once was... keep reading

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Student Takeover: Reflections from Amsterdam

By Lisa Neylan at CIEE

Written by Kit Terry After a tour down Amsterdam’s winding streets of brick bridges and peaking wisteria, I think all of us had fallen in love with the city. Even... keep reading

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Off to a good start in Amsterdam!

By Lisa Neylan at CIEE

It was a looooong travel day for most of us from Saturday to Sunday, but students made the best of it by playing cards and getting to know each other... keep reading

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