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The World Comes to La Grua

The work and wanderings of La Grua’s friends and neighbors take them across the globe. Hear the stories they bring back to us in The World Comes to La Grua. Here you’ll find experiences in world affairs, diplomacy, journalism, leisure travel, and more.

 

A sampling of recent speakers has included:

  • Wall Street Journal reporter Julie Wernau on getting expelled from China after the start of the pandemic
  • Author Manju Soni on growing up under apartheid in South Africa
  • Mountain climber Todd Bausch on summiting Antarctica’s highest peak
  • John McCarthy, former U.S. ambassador to Lebanon and Tunisia on the beginnings of the Arab Spring
  • Stonington teacher Tim Flanagan on a year abroad teaching and traveling in Southeast Asia
  • Conservationist Wendy Benchley on protecting sharks and our seas
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