Predeparture

Hello!

My name is Alex Thornton and I am currently the President of Phi Beta Lambda at the University of Pittsburgh. From March 4th to March 12th, myself and 11 other members of Pitt PBL will be traveling to Cochabamba, Bolivia to work on a Global Service Learning consulting project in coordination with Pitt Business and Amizade. We will be working with CEOLI, a Bolivian-based nonprofit that supports children with developmental disabilities. Over the last 8 weeks, our team has been preparing for our trip by attending classes and conducting preliminary work under the direction of Pitt Business faculty Dr. Audrey Murrell, Bryan Schultz, Moriah Mock, and Hillary Koller. We are incredibly excited to get down to work with our CEOLI and Amizade partners in Cochabamba and become fully immersed in Bolivian culture. I will be writing about our experiences here on this blog, so stay tuned to learn more about PBL's experience in Bolivia!