Ariana Rosay

Berkeley, California

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If you know me, then you know I'm all about the outdoors. My passion and love for nature stemmed from an early age and helped me grow into the environmental advocate that I am today. In high school, I devoted hundreds and hundreds of hours to organizations such as Tree People, Outdoor Environmental Science School, Children’s Nature Institute, and Rustic Pathways in hopes to promote environmentally sustainable practices. For my next four years at UC Berkeley, and for the rest of my life, I hope to live a life filled with environmental advocacy.

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NICARAGUA
TRAVEL.
Traveling with GSE means working alongside our Nicaraguan peers, hiking up a volcano through the mist of Lake Nicaragua, and visiting beautiful colonial Leon, a center of culture and history with many beautiful murals and cathedrals. Students experience Nicaragua through discussions about the countries social and environmental history. GSE Nicaragua staff and students welcome groups to their community and share their experience working on their school farms. Participants sample delicious local cuisine served at family farms, at local restaurants, as well as meals specially prepared for us and brought to our hostel.

LEARN.
Hands-on service-learning projects and cultural exchanges provide students with life changing learning opportunities. Students develop organic farming skills, practice Spanish, and participate in grassroots international relations while building crucial 21st century skills such as cross-cultural communication and collaboration.

IMPACT.
Last year students helped to build an irrigation system for a 1.5-acre school farm, a 10 x 15 meter greenhouse, and two medium-sized school gardens. The overall focus is on expanding production, building new garden sites, and developing a capacity to harvest plots year round by installing water tanks and well systems which will increase the number of harvest cycles by 40%. 100% of the produce grown will go to feeding hundreds of local students. Crops grown include: mangos, bananas, yuca, corn, tomatoes, peppers, cabbage, and many others.

GROW.
Plants aren’t the only things that grow! International travel facilitates profound transformation for students. Students return home with an understanding of a new culture, with new friends, and an inspiration to make change in their local and global community.

Volunteer Goals

Program Goal: $2,239.00 / Airfare Goal: $0.00

Susanne K. Deuerling donated $25

Saying "Very proud of you Ariana! Have a wonderful trip!"

Dec 22, 2016 07:24 PM

Rosalina Rosay donated $50

Dec 22, 2016 06:56 AM

Alex Rosay donated $599

Dec 22, 2016 06:51 AM

Matt b donated $40

Saying "You rock"

Dec 22, 2016 04:02 AM

William M Glasgow donated $200

Dec 22, 2016 03:22 AM

Matt b donated $25

Saying "You rock"

Dec 22, 2016 02:42 AM

Anonymous donated $500

Dec 10, 2016 02:05 AM

Rosalina Rosay donated $100

Dec 09, 2016 02:36 AM

Glen Janken donated $25

Saying "Fight the good fight, Ari."

Nov 28, 2016 10:01 PM

Anonymous donated $200

Saying "Proud of you Ari. You deserve it. "

Oct 24, 2016 12:58 AM

Alex Rosay donated $201

Oct 23, 2016 11:53 PM

Ariana M Rosay donated $299

Oct 04, 2016 12:50 PM

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