The Trip of a Lifetime Past Review
By Joe T (Civil Engineering, University of Southern California) - abroad from 12/20/2015 to 12/27/2015 with
The GREEN Program: Iceland - Sustainability and Renewable Energy Abroad
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I gained so much from this one week that it is difficult to sum up briefly. I gained a personal awareness of myself and the impact I have on the world, both from a sustainable and humanistic standpoint. I learned about renewable energy and how we can easily power our cities and towns by taking a step back from the current global status and seeing the ways in which we can utilize nature's gems - water, geothermal, solar and wind. I learned that in order to transform the world we must first transform ourselves. I stepped out of my comfort zone once I walked off that plane and I have not turned back. The friendships I made with students from across the globe help me through the challenges of life in pursuing this new direction. I am now dedicated to a life of sustainability in all aspects and since this trip, have become a global citizen. I gained a newfound responsibility from this experience - to better the lives of everyone around the world using STEM. Even if you are not in a technical field, this study abroad program will open all of your sense, make you question everything you've ever learned, and come out on the other side a new person. Trust me when I say there is no other trip I would have rather taken. I am the change I want to see in the world and I'm making it happen!
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| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
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After spending merely a week in Iceland, I would go back in a heart beat. The environment, the respect for nature and the harnessing of natural resources to power the country affect me to this day. It is like no other place on Earth - beautiful, serene, epic and beyond my wildest expectations! |
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| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Going into the program without much knowledge of renewable energy was the best preparation. Because of that I soaked up every word and now am empowered to teach others. Thank you GREEN Program! |
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