# @trinityu on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2023-05-26T22:58:17.000+00:00
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Ten Trinity students are in Paraguay this month as part of the University’s new faculty-led Paraguay: Health and the Environment program.

The group, led by professors Richard Reed and Alfred Montoya, touched down in Asunción, Paraguay’s capital city, last Monday and spent the week exploring the countryside and learning about organic farming practices. This week they visited the Aché indigenous people of southeast Paraguay, traveled to the San Rafael Natural Reserve, and they’re currently spending time in the city of Encarnación before heading back this weekend.

“Our students are learning about the many ways people in Paraguay are dealing with economic growth and environmental degradation,” says Katsuo Nishikawa, director of Trinity’s Center for International Engagement. “We are learning from indigenous communities how they live and how we have much to learn from their sustainable practices.”

This study abroad trip is part of the “International Issues in Health and Environment” sociology and anthropology course, which explores social factors in creating environmental conditions that affect global health and focuses on marginalized regions and people.

“I’ve traveled to a lot of countries, but this trip to Paraguay has been one of the best,” says Marlin Guerra Bogle. “I’ve gotten so much out of this trip, especially because of Dr. Reed, who has so much experience and knowledge about this country. Everywhere we go, he has a story, a memory, a fact, or a friend to introduce us to.”

“Over the course of the semester, we learn about all of these different places and communities, but it’s something else entirely to experience it,” adds Olivia Walshak. “A class on health and the environment may be generally dark and gloomy, but this trip has given me a lot of hope.” 

Paraguay: Health and the Environment is one of the nine faculty-led study abroad programs taking place around the world this summer. Stay tuned to see where else our Tigers are learning.

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