by Iceland Study Abroad | Feb 22, 2018 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog
Less than three weeks into living and learning in an eco-village, I think the greatest realizations I have gained all pertain to my personal life. After hearing about the founding of Sólheimar and watching the story of Professor Wangari Maathai and the Green Belt...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Feb 22, 2018 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog
Today in Iceland, myself and the rest of the CELL group visited Iceland’s largest environmental non-governmental organization, Landvernd. Upon arriving at Landvernd’s offices, we were greeted with smiles and immediately got to talking about what Landvernd does...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Feb 22, 2018 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog
Last Friday, we visited Arkur Farm. During our tour Þórður, the owner, made his want for a sustainable farm clear, as he talked about the process of growing nutrient-dense soil, explaining that getting a crop was just an added bonus. He is intentional in his farming,...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Feb 22, 2018 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog
I have always remembered Iceland and Greenland by the opposite of what their names imply. Iceland is green, and Greenland is covered in ice. I am here to say that I have not experienced this green of Iceland yet – not that I was expecting to find luscious fields...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Feb 22, 2018 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog
I knew Iceland was going to be dramatic and unlike anything I have seen before, but I had no idea how active and alive this land really is. A world of constant change and activity, every day is unlike the last and I will never know what is right around the corner....
by dave | Feb 11, 2018 | Oceans
“We stand now where two roads diverge. But unlike the roads in Robert Frost’s familiar poem, they are not equally fair. The road we have long been traveling is deceptively easy, a smooth superhighway on which we progress with great speed, but at its end lies...
by dave | Jan 31, 2018 | Oceans
“One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.” ― John Muir On Saturday, January 29, 2018, CELL gave a Climate Action Now (CAN) program for a group of 40 Miami high school students volunteering at Shake a Leg Miami, a non profit organization providing sailing and...
by dave | Dec 16, 2017 | Oceans
“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” ― Pablo Picasso Season’s Greetings! In this blog, I will recap a few memories of Tusen Takk’s trek from Charleston, SC to Miami, FL and share some ideas for...
by dave | Dec 3, 2017 | Oceans
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up. – Pablo Picasso I awoke on December 2nd with Tusen Takk peacefully resting at a slip that the Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina had graciously donated in support of our climate and...
by Gordon Liu | Nov 24, 2017 | Staff Column
Action Plan Logo by Abby MacKenzie For my project, I want to implement a small vegetable garden in the backyard of my home in Delmar, NY. It will start out small, but grow over time. This garden is going to be accessible to the people in my home as well as the...
