I can’t believe the time has come for me to write my final blog post for GSL Bolivia. These last 14 weeks have been challenging, yet extremely rewarding. This project is different than any group project I have ever been part of and a departure from my past study abroad experiences as well. Of course,…

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…

My Initial Thoughts Coming into the Global Service-Learning course, I had a very broad and vague idea of what the term “service-learning” actually meant. I generally knew that I would be working with a team of students to produce an outcome that was supposed to benefit a community in Bolivia. I think my initial instinct…

Hi everyone! My name is Kayla Pak and I’m a senior at Pitt Business studying Finance and Business Information Systems, with a minor in Korean, and a certificate in International Business. Outside of academics, I’m a Pitt Pathfinder (campus tour guide and student ambassador for prospective students, for those of you who don’t know), a…