CELL News
Our CELL News section provides information, updates, and feedback for past, current, and future CELL students. A CELL experience is more than an exciting “study abroad” program. The purpose of any CELL experience is to ignite a life-long commitment to living sustainably and to giving and receiving support for this commitment through community. Students are introduced to concepts of sustainability during their semester abroad program, but more importantly, once they return home, they learn how to employ these concepts in their own lives through living sustainably and through implementing sustainability action plans in various communities.
Recent Blog Posts
Skaftafell
I found that hiking added a lot of dimension to my CELL experience so far. Having been with the place, I feel more acquainted to the land; having been with the people, I feel more familiar with my fellow CELL students. The sense of community is much stronger and I...
Vatnajökull National Park
The most memorable hike from the trip to Vatnajökull National Park was the 11-mile trail that we completed on the second day. Before this, the longest hike I had done was an 8-mile trail on Mt. Greylock in Massachusetts. Going into this weekend I expected to be...
Glacier Presence
I distinctly recall the moment when we stopped suddenly in our tracks along the beach as a glacier rumbled in the distance. In an instant the sound of footsteps crunching on rocks vanished. It was as if my thoughts and movements dissolved into the sand,...
Seeing the World Through a New Lens
On day one of our trip to South Iceland, I felt captured already by the beautiful top spots. A favorite moment for me was ending the day by watching the sunset at the edge of the Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon. I cannot describe what I felt other than like an astronaut...
Sustainability Education at Camp
by Bridget Deyeso My action plan is to create a sustainability education program at Camp Hoffman. This program will be planned through experimentation during the summer of 2017 and will officially be implemented the summer of 2018. Campers from 1st through 12th grade...