by Gordon Liu | Dec 14, 2016 | Action Plans
Reducing Waste on Hope College’s Campus Through Reforming Waste Management By McKenzie Stock I will be petitioning Hope College to change all trash receptacles on campus to having three compartments: compost, recycling, and landfill trash. Click here to read...
by Gordon Liu | Dec 14, 2016 | Action Plans
Sustainability through Community Action Plan: Family Focus By Anna Nolan You cannot begin to tackle the complexity involved in the pursuit of living sustainably until you feel affection for the land and the people around you. Our time in Sólheimar has highlighted the...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Nov 1, 2016 | 2016 Fall Iceland
It is not every day you get to spend the night at Íslenski Bærinn (Turf House) and that is truly a shame. As I walked through the small wood door and took off my boots in the compact hallway, I was greeted by the aroma of wood and encompassing warmth as I made my way...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Nov 1, 2016 | 2016 Fall Iceland
It is everywhere and inevitable. There is no way out of this one, but there are ways around it; alternatives. Want to take a guess? Waste waste waste. We produce it either externally or internally. What I mean by this is that we either produce it as natural human...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Nov 1, 2016 | 2016 Fall Iceland
When we went to the turf houses, I had an unforgettable experience helping Hannes retrieve turf from his neighbor’s farm. Our end goal was to rebuild a collapsed wall that had been worn down after 5 earthquakes. By first glance, one could tell that it was about to...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Nov 1, 2016 | 2016 Fall Iceland
“The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things,” from Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll, 1872 These were the words with which I began my journey to the land of fire and ice. In just our two months here I...
