Hello again everyone! As the semester nears its halfway point, spring time is right around the corner. The countdown to spring break is finally in single digits. Departing to San Juan, Puerto Rico is only a few short days away. Leaving Pitt to go to one of America’s territories comes with a whirlwind of emotions…
Tag: Spring Break 2019
One Week Remaining: Anticipation for Matelot.
In less than a week, I will be starting to build relationships with the members of the DORCAS Women’s Group in Matelot, Trinidad. Our group is in the third phase of a ten-year project that is making strides towards eco-tourism. The community of Matelot does not currently have the capacity to sustain ecotourism, so taking…
Anticipating Trinidad
In less than a week, our group will be in Trinidad – somehow I still can not believe how quickly this process has been. In preparation for our trip, we have been researching many cultural norms of Trinidad and what differences we will face upon landing and meeting the people there. While we can read…
Isn’t That Technically America?
Puerto Rico. That’s technically still the United States, isn’t it? The culture there is probably similar to what we experience in America every day, right? Wrong. While Puerto Rico may be an official U.S. territory and you don’t need a passport to pay a visit, the people there live their daily lives much differently than what we are used…
To the world! (In 5 days)
With the in-country portion of the GSL course rapidly approaching, everything we are doing to prepare holds more weight. Getting to talk with some of the women in the DORCAS women’s group on the phone also helped the reality set in that we are actually going to be traveling to the place we have spent…
Ready to see the World!
It is hard to believe that spring break is already almost here! In less than a week I will be able to put what I’ve learned in my global service class into an entirely new perspective. Our time we will be spending in country is incredibly important to this class, and I am excited to…
Bolivia: One Week Away
As our Service-Learning excursion to Bolivia quickly approaches, we have begun preparing ourselves to be in-country and finally interacting with the wonderful people involved with the CEOLI organization. Seeing the school in person, we can appreciate what all the work has gone towards. This is an experience I have been looking forward since last year,…
T-Minus 5 Days til Trinidad!
There are only 5 days between now and leaving for Trinidad, and I honestly could not be more excited! It seems almost surreal that we will actually be traveling to this incredible country, and if someone had told me that I would ever be going to Trinidad for a spring break service-learning project, well, I…
“Oh, the Places We’ll Go:” Off to Trinidad
It is almost time to depart for Trinidad and I am a mix of excitement and nerves. As a group we have worked through our deliverables and the possible challenges we may encounter on the ground, but we cannot predict everything that will occur. Some challenges I anticipate involve the Trini culture specifically the relaxed…
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