Amherst College Global Education Blog
Hi everyone, and welcome to the second installment of my sustainability blogging series—this time, though, coming to you from South America! For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Madeline “Maddie” Hahm, and I am currently a senior at Amherst studying Spanish Language and Culture. In order to fulfill some of my major requirements and also finally
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¡Hola a todes! ¡Bienvenido a vuelta a mi blog de sustanabilidad (translation: welcome back to my sustainability blog). I’ve now been in Spain for approximately 24 hours, and, my goodness, has it been a wild ride! I can’t remember the last time when I felt more overwhelmed—and I once moved across the country to live in a new city by
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¡Hello everyone! ¡Bienvenido a Madrid! My name is Maddie, and I am so excited to spend the next semester with you all, learning about Spain and some of the environmental issues that are present there. However, before we dive into that, let me explain a little bit more about how I ended up here in the first place. Being a
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Five years ago, I was fifteen and traveled to Singapore for the first time. Although few memories remain from that short trip, I distinctly remember being captivated by the lush greenery enveloping the bustling cityscape, and awed by the sustainability of the densely-populated city lacking in natural resources. I’ve been in Singapore for almost a month now, retracing and rediscovering
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Sawaddee ka! This is Anna, from Thailand! I am having such a wonderful time here and cannot wait to tell you all about it. But first, to introduce my blog! With this blog, I hope to write about sustainability. However, we have not learned that much about sustainability yet, because we are still taking an introductory course to Thai culture
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Walking down the aisles of my local supermarket, mask securely fashioned, and hands gloved, I scanned the shelves with concern. I was not looking for what was there, I had already finished the lists from my family and for my grandpa. Instead, I was looking for what was missing. All that the shelves lacked, and continue to lack, hold the
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By Margaret Werner and Rebecca Novick We’ve all heard the arguments supporting the choice to study abroad: cultural immersion, personal growth, meeting new people, learning a language, travel, becoming more independent, challenging yourself, the list goes on. But what happens when you actually arrive in your host community? What is it like living abroad? How can you do so while
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Hi everyone, Thanks for tuning in for my last blog post! Although I’ve been at home for the past month instead of in Copenhagen, I have been continuing with my abroad courses online, including Danish (which has definitely been much less useful outside of Denmark). It has been an adjustment being back at home and living through this unprecedented pandemic.
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As I began my blog, I stated that food is both an ecological and personal act; where environmental and cultural traditions are woven together. The fact remains true for me. As the semester draws to a close, I wanted to pursue a more research-based investigation of the history of food in Denmark to share with you.
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A random email slid across my screen, now a month ago, an email from the Global Footprint Calculator, an email whose message has clung to me, redefined for me the aspect of this pandemic crisis that is not often discussed. It read: “Sustainability will be attained whether by disaster or design.” Today no one celebrates the clearing of polluted skies
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