Study abroad teaches about recycling
Harrison Bueno/Staff Reporter
Issue date: 7/22/10 Section: News
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The Eastern communication department decided to take a group of students within the department to both of these islands during the month of June.
Since the group's return, the students decided as part of their study abroad assignment to educate the community on how to improve recycling.
Claire Dau, a junior communication studies major, said she learned a lot while having a great time.
Dau said one of the neatest things she enjoyed was visiting the Maori in New Zealand.
"We learned some of their games, what some of their words meant, and had a really good time getting to know their culture," she said.
Dau also said the students' main objective for Eastern's campus is to teach students how to recycle because many people do not know how to properly recycle.
"I learned a lot about recycling and caring for the environment," she said. "It made me realize how poor we are about recycling and I feel like we're not very concentrated at all."
Nathan Schwalm, a senior communication studies major, said this trip was an adventure.
During the trip, Schwalm said the group tried to create a place for scraps and improve recycling by labeling containers since some places are harder to identify.
Another student, Sara Pishak, a senior communication studies major, said this was the first time this trip was put together by the communications department.
Pishak said she is not sure if this will take place again if enough students do not sign up next year.
She said the group will also meet with the Resident's Hall Association at the beginning of the semester to inform Eastern what they learned.
Pishak said she learned a lot about herself during her time abroad.
She said this was a once in a lifetime opportunity.
Harrison Bueno can be reached at 581-7942 or at hbueno@eiu.edu.
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