Walking around the same streets as when I left is an interesting experience. No longer do I merely pace by the moving cars, beautiful flowers, or faces of many people, but rather absorb every aspect of my surroundings. Coming back from India, a country so far removed from American civilization has opened my eyes to…
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Experiencing My Own Lessons
Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward -Vernon Law. One of the reasons I loved this program was because of the experiential learning component. Learning from my own mistakes have produced the most impactful and life long lessons. Here are a few key life-long lessons I learned during…
Becoming a Mountain
Walking these trails you grow stronger, your pain diminishes, returns, then eases once again. Yet, even before you arrive at an expected point of culmination, when you are finally well again, or when you find yourself at the top of a mountain, the story is just the beginning. This quote is from the book Becoming…
Leopard Trail Lessons
Pictured is the Leopard trail we hiked at the Jabarkhet Nature Resrerve (yes leopards have been spotted there, no we did not see any). I’m not the type of person who typically gets emotional, however the past couple of days have made me stop and appreciate the wonderful things that are happening all around me…
Rappelling with Leadership
Over the past two days we have switched gears from Wilderness First Aid and CPR and into leadership theories and activities. Being a business student and having taken several classes that discuss leadership, I felt a little more confident going into this part of the program. However, I didn’t want to make assumptions and approached…
Fake Wound, Real Lesson
When was the last time you were placed in a life or death situation? What were you thinking and feeling and how did you react? If you’re anything like myself prior to WFA, you would most likely stand there in a panic and patiently await for someone else to come to the rescue. WFA stands…
Leadership: Conveyance & Culture
Currently sitting in the Newark, NJ airport waiting to board my first flight to Munich, Germany (and then to Delhi, India)! I figured I would take this time to reflect and anticipate the culture shock that is to come for the month of May. Once again, this is my first time traveling outside of the…
Happy Himalayan Camper :)
One month ago I climbed my first mountain at an altitude of 2,145ft in Yakama, WA. Fast forward and I am thrilled to embark on a 5,000-7,000 ft journey in the Himalayas! Hey everyone, my name is Elise and I am a junior here at Pitt studying finance and data analytics at the College of…
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