I have learned a lot about myself, school, and life throughout the last month. Coming into my final week of the spring 2020 semester, I feel tired. The University of Pittsburgh usually ends for the summer a week or so earlier than other universities and I am very thankful for that this year. Although I…

Wow. What a whirlwind. I will never forget sitting in 2200 Sennott on March 3rd when the email went out announcing that all spring break travel was canceled. I was completely devastated for a plethora of reasons which I will dive into throughout this blog post. My global service-learning student team is amazing; we have…

In about one week, our team will be traveling to Trinidad and if I am being completely honest it does not seem real. In the four days before our departure, I will be taking four midterm examinations as well as completing our best practices report in conjunction with my peers. Under my usual behavior, all…

Hello! My name is Sophia Reitz and I am a sophomore here at the University of Pittsburgh. I am a Pittsburgh native, having grown up in Greenfield until 2005 when my parents, my older sister and I moved 45 minutes northeast of the city to a town called Sarver, PA. Pitt was always at the…