CELL News
Our CELL News section provides information, updates, and feedback for past, current, and future CELL students. A CELL experience is more than an exciting “study abroad” program. The purpose of any CELL experience is to ignite a life-long commitment to living sustainably and to giving and receiving support for this commitment through community. Students are introduced to concepts of sustainability during their semester abroad program, but more importantly, once they return home, they learn how to employ these concepts in their own lives through living sustainably and through implementing sustainability action plans in various communities.
Recent Blog Posts
Captivated in Vatnajökull
Captivated in Vatnajökull Studying abroad in Iceland has been an absolutely captivating experience. From life at Sólheimar Eco Village to the 14-mile backpacking trip around Vatnajökull National Park, every day was filled with new adventures. The CELL trip to South...
South Iceland Trip
Our trip to South Iceland was very intense. Both my mind and my body were pushed farther than they have yet this semester. Our fourteen-mile hike provided me with ample time to think about anything and everything. In the beginning of the hike, I was fascinated with...
The Hidden Valley
I hiked fourteen miles in Vatnajokull National Park and the journey changed my life. We started the trek by hiking across the valley between two glorious mountains. The valley floor was covered in black rock and sand from the glacial outwash. As we neared the...
Devastating Beauty
With every trip we take, I become more and more in love with all that Iceland has to offer. Although I am sure that each of our adventures will stay in my mind forever, our South Iceland trip in particular has a special place in my heart. Never before have I been so...
Fun Times in the Land of Big Hills, Waterfalls, and Bergy Bits
Last weekend we had the pleasure to travel to the south side of Iceland and Skaftafell National Park. Three things have stayed in my mind: waterfalls and somersaults and bergy bits. Of all these things, the one that stands out the most is somersaults. The third and...