global citizenship project
“One of the most memorable moments of my trip to Indonesia
in spring 2012 was when we visited the rice fields,” said business
alumna Jo Stevenson ’13. “We spent a day talking to people, walking
out onto the fields and seeing the daily life of the workers. We even
had the opportunity to get in the mud with the women and help
them plant some rice. I was apprehensive at first, but when we got
there, I was more than ready to jump in. Though we didn't speak
the same language, the women taught us how to plant the rice and
laughed at our reactions to the mud. Laboring out there for less than
an hour under the hot sun was hard work, yet it was life-changing
to stand in someone else's shoes (even though we were barefoot).
Experiencing what they go through each day really helped me to
understand their way of life. That is what I believe GCP is all about:
learning about the world through someone else’s point of view,
understanding their culture and
applying [what you learn] to the
way you live your life.”
During each trip abroad, GCP
participants also learn to link
the theme they studied before
they departed to what they
experienced in another country.
When asked abou