I will be traveling to Puerto Rico next week! I am so excited and cannot wait to learn and experience visiting San Juan, Puerto Rico. Experiential learning is the best way to learn. That’s why community service differs from global service-learning. We learn as we work through our real-world project and understand why we are…
Tag: Spring Break 2020
“To the World” in 5 days!
Wow. Time is really flying – I can’t believe we leave for Trinidad in five days. It does not seem like it is that close, but the anticipation is building. While I am extremely excited, I am also nervous. This will be my first time outside of the country and it will be a completely…
And The Journey Begins…
It seems as though the beginning of my group’s journey with this project started not that long ago, but in just a few days we will depart from Pittsburgh and travel to the Port of Spain with a set of deliverables and, even more importantly, a list of questions to be answered. While in the…
Challenges and Learning Experiences in Trinidad
In some of the first few days of class we took time to define what “service learning” really is. We discussed what it entails and how it affects us personally in regard to this class. Service learning is the combination of applying academics (what is learned in the classroom) to hands on experience (the personal…
Adversity and Personal Growth in Puerto Rico
During the duration of our time in Puerto Rico over spring break, I expect to encounter various challenges to conducting business that will ultimately lead to personal learning and growth as I expand my world view in the process of becoming a global citizen. By experiencing nonprofit consulting while abroad, I will be engrossed in…
2,352 Miles to Go!
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…
Ready to Seek Nature
We have reached the final countdown. Our trip to Trinidad is right around the corner. Our group is currently hard at work on our best practices report and presentation which we will bring with us to our clients, and we have investigated about a dozen ecotourism organizations in the Caribbean and other parts of the…
(Soon to be) Living the Trini Life
In almost one week I’ll be flying to the Caribbean and living the Trini life, although this spring break trip is all about business. I will be a part of a student consulting team at the University of Pittsburgh, working for our client Nature Seekers and DORCAS Women’s Group, two organizations that are located in…
Blog 2 – Augsburg Awaits!
Our flights are finalized, our passports checked and ready, we are almost at the date of departure! I am so excited to finally be traveling and working in Germany with all the exciting opportunities and challenges that come with this experience. Having actual working days with the client is so exciting, as it is a…
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