Name: Riley Speidel
Major: Business Administration, Marketing Concentration
Year: Junior
Hometown: San Luis Obispo, California
What has been the most meaningful idea you’ve discovered or learned so far in preparation for your study abroad to Nepal?
How different western ideas differ from local ideas when it comes to solving problems like climate crisis.
For me, the Nepal Study Abroad is an opportunity to…Step out of my comfort zone.
What do you want to be better at?
Creating relationships and interacting with people I wouldn’t normally interact with.
How does learning about climate crisis in Nepal shape the way you view, and want to engage with, the world?
It has made me realize just how devastating climate change can be to people’s livelihoods.