{"id":90,"date":"2026-02-24T02:06:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T02:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/finland2026\/?page_id=90"},"modified":"2026-02-24T02:16:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T02:16:45","slug":"medara-udoekong","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/finland2026\/profiles\/medara-udoekong\/","title":{"rendered":"Medara Udoekong"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/finland2026\/files\/2026\/02\/Udoekong-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/finland2026\/files\/2026\/02\/Udoekong-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/finland2026\/files\/2026\/02\/Udoekong-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/finland2026\/files\/2026\/02\/Udoekong-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/finland2026\/files\/2026\/02\/Udoekong.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where are you from? (Hometown)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ikpe Udok, Nigeria<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Major\/Minor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Majoring in Sustainability and Global Studies, Minor: Digital Media and Journalism<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What has been the most meaningful idea you\u2019ve discovered or learned so far in preparation for your study abroad to Finland?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The idea of having a trust-based society has been very interesting to me. It is particularly interesting because I feel that building trust is important to addressing some of the social issues Nigeria faces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For me, the Finland Study Abroad is an opportunity to\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To visit and learn about a new country, gain ideas about what makes a society successful that I can take back home, learn about Finnish education and sustainability and the opportunity to build my social and intercultural skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What do you want to be better at?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I want to be better at connecting with people, expressing and being more myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How does learning about Finnish education, sustainability, and culture shape the way you view, and want to engage with, the world?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From what I learnt so far, I want to do my part to create a world that is more equitable, trust-based, research-driven, and laidback. By laidback I mean a world where there is more work-life balance, less stress and more play and opportunities to connect with others and nature. Even if not at a large scale, I feel that incorporating these values into the spaces I interact with in my future work, school or community will improve our lives and wellbeing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where are you from? (Hometown) Ikpe Udok, Nigeria Major\/Minor Majoring in Sustainability and Global Studies, Minor: Digital Media and Journalism What has been the most meaningful idea you\u2019ve discovered or learned so far in preparation for your study abroad to Finland? The idea of having a trust-based society has been very interesting to me. It [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":0,"parent":45,"menu_order":11,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-90","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/finland2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/finland2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/finland2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/finland2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/46"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/finland2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/finland2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91,"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/finland2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90\/revisions\/91"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/finland2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/finland2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}