I was prepared for the overwhelming happiness that I felt upon touching down in Washington, D.C. at 4:30 in the afternoon after six long hours of travel. I was prepared for the confusion in finding the right Metro path to take in order to get to our dorm rooms and for the gratitude I felt Continue reading

There came a time during this past week when I finally stopped asking myself, “Is this trip really happening?” I think it has all sunk in. The fact that I’m actually going to Washington D.C. and London has finally started to hit me. I’m due to leave bright and early this coming Saturday, but my Continue reading

[also published here on the 2013 Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives Global Sustainability Studies Programs blogsite] I left a piece of my heart in Washington, D.C in July 2008. At the time, I was sixteen, blissfully naïve, and participating in a program called the National Young Leadership Conference during which I spent ten days walking around Continue reading