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
Blog #14: Big Seas, Shark Encounters, and an Affinity for Ocean Conservation
“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature - the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.” ― Rachel...
Engaging with creativity
I am incredibly grateful to be a student at CELL because it has already given me countless opportunities to expand my knowledge and self-awareness. I am learning how to live a more sustainable lifestyle and to be more aware of my personal impact on the environment. An...
Taking Action Everyday
I have learned many things about sustainability in Iceland. New statistics about greenhouse gas emissions and electricity use have shown me that America, my home, has left a huge dirty footprint on Earth. I now know that electricity produces 29% of greenhouse gases in...
Best Friends
My experience with the community here at Sólheimar can be described as both productive and impactful. In the time that I have spent here, I have already formed relationships with a number of individuals. I have learned more than I could have imagined from these...
Turfed
Last week we went on an overnight trip to the Íslenski Bærinn Turf Houses. This has been one of the best experiences of the semester. Hannes, who runs the place, probably knows more about turf houses than anyone else in the world, and I was delighted to be in his...