This course has truly been an incredible experience on so
many levels. As my first time out of the country, coming to Brazil has taught
me so much, not only about Brazil, but about the United States as well. Every
presentation we have seen, and every site visit has been directly applicable to
environmental and renewable energy technology, and I have been soaking it up as
much as possible. Perhaps even more important has been the opportunity to build
lasting relationships with so many new people. Surrounded by some of the best
faculty in the world, I have been able to have fascinating conversations with
professors on everything from hydrogen electrolysis to climate change from
agriculture. The network of students I have met has brought me much closer to
some of the ones I already knew from Harvard, and created a new group of
friends from Brazil that are not only valuable as educational connections, but
as meaningful relationships as well.
