{"id":1480,"date":"2023-08-29T18:24:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T18:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/wrigley\/?p=1480"},"modified":"2024-07-19T15:52:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T15:52:54","slug":"environmental-studies-major-studies-abroad-in-ecuador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/2023\/08\/29\/environmental-studies-major-studies-abroad-in-ecuador\/","title":{"rendered":"Going Abroad to Find a Way Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n  \n  \n  <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n  <h1>Going Abroad to Find a Way Home<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"subtitle\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  Senior Alisha Soni gains renewed purpose through semester in Ecuador\n\n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n          <strong class=\"author-field\"><span >By<\/span>Kathryn Royster<\/strong>\n    \n          <span class=\"post-date-field\">August 29, 2023<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--social-share \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--social-share\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n    <span class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list\" style=\"line-height: 32px;\">\n      <span class=\"title\">\n        Share\n      <\/span>\n                        <a class=\"a2a_button_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/#copy_link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Link\">\n            <span class=\"a2a_svg a2a_s__default a2a_s_copy_link\">\n              <svg height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 19 19\" width=\"19\" 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You want to spend a semester abroad. Where do you go? The\u2026Gal\u00e1pagos Islands?<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re Alisha Soni, the answer is a resounding \u201cYes!\u201d But then again, she\u2019s never been one to do something halfway.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1481\" src=\"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/07\/Alisha-Soni-400x400-1-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/07\/Alisha-Soni-400x400-1-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/07\/Alisha-Soni-400x400-1-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/07\/Alisha-Soni-400x400-1-1-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/07\/Alisha-Soni-400x400-1-1.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Soni, who\u2019s in her senior year as a dual environmental studies and NGOs and social change major, first became interested in sustainability as a high schooler and immediately dove headfirst into the field.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI took an AP environmental studies class and just fell in love with it and decided to hit the ground running. The more I dove into it, the more I realized I was passionate about the environment,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>After completing an internship in sustainable agriculture in her hometown of Knoxville, TN, Soni decided to look for a university with strong offerings in sustainability and the environment. Enter the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/environmental-studies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USC Dornsife Environmental Studies Program (ENST)<\/a>, which is part of the Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe environmental studies program was a huge factor for me in coming to USC,\u201d Soni says. \u201cI could tell that it was really robust and had a lot of resources for me. I even reached out to professors and could tell that the environmental community here was strong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Once she arrived at USC, Soni worked to make the most of her experience, landing internships in climate justice, sustainable economics, and environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) alongside her classroom studies. She also completed a Maymester in Argentina and a Julymester in Italy. Those experiences sparked her interest in spending a full semester abroad. As she began researching programs, one in particular caught her eye:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iesabroad.org\/programs\/galapagos-islands-direct-enrollment-gaias#about-destination\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">17 weeks in Ecuador with the Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n                                    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--image-gallery \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--image-gallery\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n    \n      <div id=\"gallery-1421652176\" class=\"gallery-container\">\n\n      <div class=\"swiper images\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                                    <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/07\/Alisha-Soni-solar-panel-group-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/07\/Alisha-Soni-solar-panel-group-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116\/2024\/07\/Alisha-Soni-solar-panel-group-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Alisha Soni stands arm-in-arm with a group of other members of her study-abroad cohort in bright orange safety vests and hard hats in front of solar panels. 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The students visited the installation to learn more about the island&#8217;s efforts to add renewable energy to its power mix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                  <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Sierra Negra volcano on Isabela Island is rich in sulfur, which gives the rocks a yellow tint. Soni (at left in photo) and several friends hiked up the mountain but could only pause briefly for a photo due to the fumes coming from nearby sulfur mines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                  <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Kicker Rock (Leon Dormido), off the coast of San Cristobal Island, is about 500 feet high. Underwater, it&#8217;s a popular feeding location for a variety of fish and shark species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                  <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>During their spring break island-hopping trip, Soni and her friends visited Isabela Island, which has a reputation for being the most beautiful island in the Gal\u00e1pagos chain. Here, Soni walks on the beach at sunset with a friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                  <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>During her spring break, Soni visited a conservancy dedicated to protecting Gal\u00e1pagos giant tortoises. The tortoises can live for more than 100 years, even in the wild, and can weigh more than 900 pounds when fully grown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                  <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Sea lions congregate near a pier on San Cristobal Island, where Soni and her fellow students lived with their homestay families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                  <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>While in the Gal\u00e1pagos, Soni overcame her lifelong fear of swimming in the ocean and even got scuba-certified. Here, she snorkels with sea turtles during a spring break outing to Santa Cruz Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                  <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>The blue-footed booby is one of the most recognizable Gal\u00e1pagos residents. Though the birds can be found across a wide range near the west coasts of North and South America, about half of all breeding pairs nest in the Gal\u00e1pagos. &#8220;This was the species I was most looking forward to seeing on the islands. We even got to see it do its little mating dance,&#8221; says Soni. Healthier male birds generally have brighter-colored feet. During their mating dance, they lift their feet repeatedly for the female to inspect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                  <div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Darwin&#8217;s Bay on San Cristobal Island, where famed 19th-century naturalist Charles Darwin reputedly anchored when he first came to the Gal\u00e1pagos Islands. His visit to the Gal\u00e1pagos provided much of the material for his landmark book On the Origin of Species. &#8220;This was one of our favorite places to go snorkeling. The water was always so clear and beautiful here,&#8221; says Soni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  \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>The program was new to USC\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/overseas-studies\/environmental-studies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">list of approved study-abroad programs<\/a>, which meant that Soni could be sure of receiving USC credit for her courses and could apply her USC financial aid to the program costs. But the program\u2019s curriculum was what really grabbed her attention. It was entirely focused on environmental studies, and it even had a track that meshed perfectly with her interests: People, Politics, &amp; the Environment.<\/p>\n<p>This social science component is precisely why Environmental Studies Program Director and Associate Professor (Teaching) of Environmental Studies\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/jill-sohm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jill Sohm<\/a>\u00a0was excited to approve the USFQ opportunity for credit in ENST majors.<\/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,\u201d Sohm says. \u201cUnderstanding challenges that are being faced in other parts of the world is really powerful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Soni\u2019s experience bears out this idea. She spent 6 weeks in Quito, Ecuador\u2019s capital, followed by a week in the Amazon and 10 weeks in the Gal\u00e1pagos islands. Her courses focused on topics such as sustainable ecotourism, extractive industries, and the impacts of both on Indigenous communities. The students conducted fieldwork both on land and in the water and learned from Indigenous educators about their tribes\u2019 methods for living in harmony with the environment. By seeing environmental and sustainability issues at play in a new location, Soni says, she gained a new perspective on what our planet\u2019s future could be.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe more I learned about Indigenous communities in Ecuador, the more I learned how their relationship with the environment is centered in their way of living. We\u2019re often asked today to reimagine what we want the future to look like. There is an opportunity to look at how Indigenous communities have done things and see that as a way forward,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>The USFQ program was also a time of significant personal growth for Soni. Remember that fear of sharks and swimming in the ocean? Thanks to a strong support system within the program, she mustered the courage to conquer it. Over the course of her 10 weeks in the Gal\u00e1pagos, she slowly spent more and more time in the water. At first, even 20 minutes of wading in the ocean was too much. But with her cohort cheering her on, she worked her way up to swimming, then snorkeling, and finally to becoming scuba-certified. Her experience culminated in a diving trip where she swam with a group of hammerhead sharks\u2013an event she calls \u201cthe best day of my life in 21 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Diving with Hammerhead Sharks\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VZp1yOKZPmU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n<p><em>Above: Footage from Alisha Soni\u2019s final scuba dive of her trip.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Soni also learned how to be more comfortable on her own. Given her previous study-abroad experiences and the fact that she attends college 2,000 miles away from her family, she didn\u2019t expect to struggle with homesickness in Ecuador. But in the Gal\u00e1pagos, internet access and cell phone reception were spotty at best, so she couldn\u2019t communicate regularly with her parents or friends. The remote location also meant that she couldn\u2019t fill her down time with a multitude of activities. Instead, she spent more time relaxing, reading, and sitting with her own thoughts. \u201cIt was difficult for me, but in hindsight, I\u2019m super grateful for that experience,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>Soni is still deciding whether to accept a full-time job offer she\u2019s received for post-graduation. In the meantime, thanks to her semester abroad, she\u2019s looking forward to tackling her senior year with a renewed sense of purpose.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI realized [in Ecuador] that I\u2019ve gotten very caught up in the routine and stressors of everyday life. The program reminded me why I love environmental science so much, the impact that I want to have on the world, and the opportunities that are out there for me to pursue a career in this field,\u201d Soni says. \u201cIt was a nice validation that I\u2019m on the right track and a reminder to pursue the things that spark that excitement in me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wrigley\/education\/environmental-studies-program\/\">Learn more about the Environmental Studies Program\u00a0&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":617,"featured_media":1482,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[9,10],"class_list":["post-1480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","tag-environmental-studies","tag-undergraduate"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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