{"id":4539,"date":"2024-03-06T20:20:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T20:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/overseas-studies\/?p=4539"},"modified":"2024-07-23T16:10:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T16:10:44","slug":"alisha-soni-in-galapagos-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/overseas-studies\/2024\/03\/06\/alisha-soni-in-galapagos-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"Alisha Soni in the Galapagos Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-intro \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-intro\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-highlights \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-highlights\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Alisha Soni in the Galapagos Islands\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n      <ul>\n              <li><p>Program: <a href=\"https:\/\/studenttravelabroad.usc.edu\/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&amp;id=10164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IES Galapagos Islands<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n  <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3856 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/overseas-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2023\/08\/Alisa-Soni-giant-tortoise-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/overseas-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2023\/08\/Alisa-Soni-giant-tortoise-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/overseas-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2023\/08\/Alisa-Soni-giant-tortoise-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/overseas-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2023\/08\/Alisa-Soni-giant-tortoise.jpg 907w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An excerpt from \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife-wrigley.usc.edu\/news\/environmental-studies-major-studies-abroad-in-ecuador\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Going Abroad to Find a Way Home<\/a>\u201c:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUsually this type of program is based around natural science. USFQ provides a whole other way of doing fieldwork around the people aspect of things, which is a really important part of sustainability and environmental problems. Understanding challenges that are being faced in other parts of the world is really powerful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI realized in Ecuador that I\u2019ve gotten very caught up in the routine and stressors of everyday life. 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