“The best part of the experience for me is the opportunity I have to get out of my comfort zone, and hopefully grow in some meaningful way. Whether it is through interacting with a roommate, with people who don't speak the same language, visiting Punta Mona, a village that strives to be more sustainable and adopts a more simplistic lifestyle with less materialism. All these new scenarios, and people, and ideas, and moments I hope contribute in a positive way for my self-growth so that I can use that to inspire and help other people.”

-Pete Kechejian ’17, Psychology

“A lot of times Hannah and I are in the lab 14 hours a day. In part because it’s a transformative experience for us, and allows us to develop as scientists and people. But also because this work is extremely important to the scientific community and everyone as a whole.”

-Paul Franco ’17, Biology/Biochemistry

“Being credentialed (as media) to have … access to the debate, on such an historic day for the campus, the world and the country, was amazing and I’ll never forget it.”

Raj Chidambaram ’18, Video, Television and Film

“I’ve been so out of my comfort zone here. I have done all these things that I never thought I was capable of doing. If I’ve learned anything form this experience, it’s who I am.”

-Elli Reid ’18, Management

“Communication students spent 28 days in Rome working with the non-profit group Shoot4Change, using their story-telling talents and public relations skills to help the organization highlight issues that are not covered by mainstream media. “When I go out in the real world, I’m going to have something on my resume that shows … I know how to get a visual, tell a story in the field, in difficult situations.”

Ashley Iadanza ’17, Video, Television and Film

In the shadow of the world’s greatest city, biology students conduct original research on diamondback terrapins in Jamaica Bay.