Ready, Set, Peru!
Spring Break 2015 is one day away, meaning only one thing. My trip has finally arrived! Tomorrow, I will leave University Park for JFK airport. From there, I will spend the whole of Spring Break in...
View ArticleDeliberation Breakdown
For the last month or so in RCL, the only thing on our minds is deliberations. Covering everything from how to research the topic to how to present the approach, I came out of my group’s deliberation...
View Article“Peru”-sing in South America
After spending my spring break adventuring new territories in heat I hadn’t experienced in the US since August, it has been quite difficult to come back to the harsh reality of State College and Penn...
View ArticleCivic Issues Blog #4: The Stress on Girl’s Education Around the World
For numerous years in the global community, nations have spoken out and debated the value of education for girls. However, improvement has been moving at a relatively slow pace compared to other global...
View ArticleRainforest-Palooza!
Growing up with my adventurous, down-to-earth family, my appreciation for wildlife has been an enormous part of who I am. While I may not have been always the most pleasant kid when my mom shuffled me...
View ArticleThe Medicine of the Rainforest
With my trip to Peru being my first international trek in college, I feel lucky to have gained both cultural and educational experiences from it. With no clue what I was going to learn from the...
View ArticleCommon Core: Is It Needed?
In the last few years, the current topic of discussion in education tends to focus in on the newly drawn out Common Core and its standards that it is placing on people. Confusion on the Common Core’s...
View ArticleFood of Peru: Part II
In the last few blogs written, I’ve talked about everything ranging from the medicinal plant use to the creatures within the Amazon since the end of my spring break trip to Peru. However, this would...
View ArticleMy Thoughts on International Travel
Throughout this semester, I have focused a great amount towards specific moments and cultural phenomenons about Peru. Writing this blog, as well as getting to go on the trip, has been a blast to...
View ArticleInequalities in Education Funding: How is the Money Distributed?
In today’s American economy and workforce, the value of education has grown exponentially. Education more so than ever before is being looked to as the means to improve American economy and workforce....
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