Caressa Nguyen

Hello in your host country language: Chao, Salam, Hola!
University: The Evergreen State College
Expected graduation year: 2019
Destination: Hanoi, Vietnam & Casablanca, Morocco & Cochabamba, Bolivia
Program Provider: SIT Study Abroad
Major / Minor: Environmental & Sustainability Studies
Demographic background: First-generation, Indigenous
Future career aspirations: International Environmental Policy predicated on preserving and supporting indigenous life
Top 3 goals for study abroad: To explore how climate change is impacting peoples around the world and the varied impacts; To learn about technologies and traditional forms of local knowledge that can realistically meet humanity’s need for energy in a sustainable way; To develop the acumen to begin thinking seriously about realistic solutions.