Adjusting to London, it was an easy cultural adjustment especially without the language barrier. What was the most challenging part of adjusting was perhaps the cost of living in London. When observing exchange rates, the GBP beats the USD by around 1.30x, which makes paying for public transport, groceries, and other expenditures much more expensive….
Bolivi-ahhh (Much more than I expected!)
Wow I can’t believe it’s over! Going into Bolivia, I had a picture in my head of what the experience might be like based on my past international trips. I expected to feel out of my comfort zone, to witness poverty, and to serve in ways that would make a clear impact. That’s when I…
Post Trinidad Visit!
I love Trinidad. The entire country was exceptional and surpassed every preconceived expectation I maintained entering the program. I could ramble on for pages about everything. The people, the landscape, the food, the culture. Everything. We started our trip taking a tour of the capital city: Port of Spain. Our tour, led by our guide…
Adjusting to Florence
Being in Florence for over two months now, I’ve had the chance to struggle, succeed, and overall experience life in an almost entirely new way. Although it was not easy at the start, I think I have found my footing and been able to adapt. Although this has come with a set of unique challenges…
Ha Giang Loop
If you had told me that I was going to spend three days on the back of a motorbike when I came to Australia, I would have just laughed. However, that is exactly what I did over spring break. I had the opportunity to spend part of my break time in Vietnam, where I explored…
An Overview of Service Learning in Puerto Rico!
Our week was full of service and project work from around 8AM to 5PM, where we then returned to the hotel with food from Wandy to fuel ourselves to explore San Juan during the night. We had originally landed in San Juan on Saturday, March 7th, greeted by the social worker Adriana and a boatload…
More Than a Project
My in-country experience in Cochabamba, Bolivia, was defined by a combination of hands-on project work, cultural immersion, and personal reflection. Each day began at CEOLI, an educational center serving children with varying developmental needs, where my team and I worked directly with staff to better understand their challenges and identify meaningful deliverables. Beyond CEOLI, we…
Global Service-Learning Trinidad: The In-Country Experience
Hello Pitt Business, I am Natividad Torres, a student currently enrolled in the Trinidad Global Service-Learning program, and this blog post is centered around the in-country experience that occurred over spring-break! Originally our itinerary had us arriving in Trinidad on the late night of Saturday / early morning of Sunday. However, there were complications with our flight into Trinidad that caused…
Beyond Service: What Bolivia Taught Me About Partnership and Perspective
Impressions My in-country experience was nothing short of extraordinary. Bolivia has unexpectedly become one of my favorite countries I have visited for several reasons. First and foremost, the people there played a huge role in this. Bolivians are the kindest, happiest, most genuine people I have ever encountered in all my abroad experiences and I…
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