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
Unavoidable
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...
The Turf House
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...
Down the Rabbit Hole and Through the Looking Glass
"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 feel like I...
Strength
Iceland has been one heck of a ride. There really aren't many words that can describe what is going on here, so I thought that this picture was a good way to give you the mystery, beauty, and strength of Iceland. This day is going to stick in my brain till the day I...
Something Sweet for Your Pallet
Today, we are going to learn how to make a pallet planter! Reusing pallets has quickly become trendy as well as a great way to make use of materials that would otherwise be thrown away. These hanging planters also provide a source of food! Whether you decide to grow...