Well, A LOT has changed since my last blog post! For starters, our trip to Puerto Rico never came to fruition. Unfortunately, Pitt decided to cancel all spring break study abroad programs due to the Coronavirus. We found out about this less than five days before we left and we were all devastated, to say…
Tag: Spring Break 2020
Greetings from Zoom!
Just over three weeks ago, I thought I was going to spend my spring break in Bolivia. Today, I write to you from my house. No, not my place in Oakland; my childhood house. As I wrote to you in my previous blog, we were days away from departing for Bolivia. Actually, it was 4…
Uncertainty and Adaptability during COVID-19
Two weeks ago, the current state of our world was unimaginable to myself and my global service learning classmates. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our trip to Bolivia (and all other University sponsored study abroad programs) has been cancelled. The entire world is now facing extreme uncertainty and hardship in all areas of life. Countries…
Living Alone Together: A New Virtual World
The last few weeks have been a constant period of rapid changes occuring in my world, and in the world around me. Just one month ago I was writing a blog post recounting my excitement and eagerness to head to Trinidad and work with our clients, the DORCAS Women’s group and Nature Seekers, but now…
Overcoming the COVID-19 Obstacle
It’s still upsetting knowing that we were unable to go to Trinidad but taking a look at the situation almost three weeks after the decision, the University made the right call by cancelling all Spring Break study abroad programs. At the time, there were a few confirmed cases in the United States but not nearly…
Adjusting in a Volatile Time
This spring break, our global service-learning program’s travel aspect to Bolivia was cancelled as a result of the global pandemic of COVID-19. A couple days later, the University of Pittsburgh took to online classes. This unforeseen situation caused many ramifications for both my team and our clients in CEOLI. In face of this unforeseen event,…
Adapting
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…
Did somebody say pivot?
Over the course of the past three weeks, life as we all know it has dramatically changed. Back on March 3rd, I was preparing to pack for my trip to Trinidad and my biggest worry was if I would forget to pack my toothpaste. Then March 4th came. Three days before our intended departure. My…
COVID-19 and Next Steps
My last blog post was filled with excitement and eagerness for our trip to Cochabamba and outlined all the things I hoped to accomplish while in country. It is with a saddened heart I say our trip was cancelled due to fears of COVID-19, the widespread virus leaving unprecedented destruction in its wake. Just four…
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