Hello again! 🙂 I am excited to be writing my second blog post about my experience so far in the Global Service-Learning program, especially now that I have a deeper understanding of the organization my team and I are working with and the impact our project could have on their community. I am also really…
Tag: GSL Trinidad
Thumbs up for Trinidad
Our group had quite an interesting in-country experience, in that we ended up being in the United States for a third of our trip. We had an easy trip from Pittsburgh to Houston, but due to lots of thunderstorms, we got a couple delays until our flight to Port of Spain just ended up getting…
Pre Departure Blog!
Hi again! This is my second blog post about my experiences within the Global Service-learning program. First, I wanted to introduce the organization my team and I are partnered with, Nature Seekers of Matura, Trinidad. Nature Seekers is a non profit organization with two primarily goals: environmental conservation and community development. The organization began in…
Trinidad 02: Preparing to make an impact
Our GSL project centers around a partnership with Nature Seekers, a nonprofit organization based in Matura, Trinidad. Nature Seekers is well known for its work in protecting wildlife and supporting sustainable community development, particularly through environmental conservation and eco-tourism initiatives. Over the past ten years, Pitt Business students have collaborated with the organization on projects…
Global Service-Learning Trinidad: Pre-Departure Essentials
Hello Pitt Business, I am Natividad Torres, a student currently enrolled in the Trinidad Global Service-Learning program, and this blog post is to give more context about our Trinidad partner: Nature Seekers. Nature Seekers is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) based in Matura, Trinidad that was originally founded for the sole purpose of stopping the turtle poaching that was affecting the…
Trinidad Updates and Pre-Departure!
GSL Trinidad has the pleasure of working with Nature Seekers again, who are based in a rural town called Matura. Nature Seekers is a non-profit organization that works to protect and conserve their environment while also working closely with their community to promote sustainability. One of their biggest impacts on their community is completely eliminating…
Trinidad GSL First Month Reflection
Hi! My name is Marko Hryckowian, I am a junior studying finance, supply chain management and global management. I am participating in the Global Service-Learning program within the Nature Seekers partnership, traveling to Trinidad and Tobago. At the beginning of my junior year, I was disappointed that I had not taken advantage of Pitt’s wide…
Why I Choose Trinidad: Global Service-Learning
Hello! My name is Natividad Torres; I am from Reading, Pennsylvania. I am a Junior at the University of Pittsburgh’s College of Business. I am currently enrolled in the Trinidad Global Service-Learning program. I have a great interest in going into the legal field for post-graduation and thus law school will likely be the next step for me. I am double majoring in Supply Chain Management and Global Business…
Trinidad 0.1: My Why
Hello World! My name is Malik Diakite. I was born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I am Guinean, Malian and Burkinabe. In my free time I like to play FIFA, go to the gym, discover new music, play basketball and read manga. I study Business Information Systems in the School of Business and plan…
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