Unfortunately, my time completing the Global Service Learning Project is coming to an end. This has been a very rewarding process that has taught me a lot about myself, working with others, and business as a whole. As an environmental major, the idea of a business class was quite frightening in the beginning, but I…
Tag: Spring 2025
Reflecting on Trinidad
I cannot believe we are so close to the end of the semester, and thus to the end of this amazing semester-long experience. The memories we have made along this journey will never be forgotten, and neither will any of the great friends we made along the way. Going into this experience, I was unsure…
GSL Bolivia – My Journey in Review
Key Lessons Learned: Reflection on Experience, In-Class Discussions, and Comparison to Initial Goals My Global Service-Learning project in Bolivia provided valuable lessons in both personal and academic growth. Initially, I aimed to contribute to CEOLI’s mission by enhancing revenue streams, developing marketing materials, and supporting teacher development. I anticipated challenges such as language barriers and…
Blog #4 – Reflection
1 ) I am going to try my best to summarize all I have learned this semester into one paragraph, but obviously that’s really hard so I am going to hit the main points. I would say the reading that had the biggest effect on me was the “Points of Discomfort” text where they touched…
Puerto Rico Final Blog
It’s hard to believe that the semester is already coming to an end. It still feels like yesterday that my group was walking around the streets of Old San Juan, immersed in the culture and enjoying everything that Puerto Rico had to offer. Before transferring into the business school and applying to the GSL program,…
Teachings from Trinidad
Welcome back! As I sit here writing this final blog post I can’t help but be in shock that this semester is already coming to an end. At the beginning it seemed as if we had forever until I would be writing this, but now reality has set in and I realise I have less…
Trinidad Closing Thoughts
With my group’s time in this class, we have been able to learn much about Trinidad, Nature Seekers, each other, and ourselves. The key lessons that I have learned throughout the experience is how we are all the same kind of people. As humans, we are all connected by the same drives, emotions, and pain…
Final GSL Reflections
It is hard to believe that the semester is coming to a close, and the course I have been looking forward to taking for a year is wrapping up next week. Despite not being able to participate in the trip itself, I am beyond grateful for the new friendships I made, and having the chance…
Tears of Joy & Farewell: Closing the Chapter with GSL Bolivia!
Throughout my recent service-learning experience with CEOLI in Bolivia, I have gained several invaluable insights, deepened my understanding of cross-cultural collaboration, and honed skills critical to my professional and personal development. This final reflection summarizes my entire experience, highlighting key lessons, transferable skills, the importance of relationships, how I plan to pitch this experience professionally,…
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