The Citizen’s Role in the Climate Crisis   I’m typing my final blog on my flight back to the United States. I honestly cannot believe that the study abroad program is over. This may have been one of the most transformative months in my life and it came at the heels of the most… Read more »

Class this week has shifted to a discussion of energy and climate change. My mind has been actively sifting through these topics since last summer. I’ve heavily thought about climate change through the lens of the United States Policy and the responsibility of the Global North. My lived experiences over the past two months have… Read more »

The theme of the trip this week was ecotourism. I found myself enjoying some experiences but also questioning the ethicality and efficacy of others. There is no better experience that sums this up than the class trip to Tirimbina Biological Reserve.   I was thoroughly enjoying myself. My class has just finished the chocolate experience,… Read more »

I’ve been in Costa Rica for almost a week. The experience here has been different from any other life experience. Right after I landed, my friend Sidd and I were discussing how the city’s architecture reminded us of India. I thought that my experiences here might mirror my family visits to India. I was quickly… Read more »