March Update for ESA Chile Team
Hello IBM, March has been a hectic month out in South Dakota! At the end of February IBM granted the Smarter Planet gift to the Engineers and Scientists Abroad (ESA) at South Dakota School of Mines and...
View ArticleESA Bogotá Rainwater Rundown
The pun was intended. The ESA Bogotá team from SDSM&T returned from Colombia with many new ideas to continue the projects, as well as a fresh outlook on life! We are so thankful to the gracious...
View ArticleWe’re “Inclined” to Share Our Landslide Stabilization News
A big thanks to Erik for putting this post together! A few days ago, we gave you information on the Rainwater Collection Project in Colombia, and we thought we would update you on our other big...
View ArticleOne Month Left to Prep for the Journey!
Hello! Since our last post we’ve continued to prepare ourselves for this life-changing adventure. We’ve held several meetings to discuss what we need to take and what we already have so we can work...
View ArticleCheck out Engineers & Scientists Abroad Latest Projects in Bogota and Peru!
This spring break gave 10 students the opportunity to complete projects in Bogota, Colombia and Lima, Peru! Here are a couple videos with some footage from each. Bogota, Colombia Rainwater Harvesting...
View ArticleThe Final Countdown is Here!
Hello once again, from what may be our last blog from the states. With less than a week left until we hop on a plane bound to Mongolia, we have encountered the challenge of packing. All the gear and...
View ArticleReady, Set, Vamos!
Greetings! The Engineers and Scientists Abroad of South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is making the final preparations for our travel to Chile! We are so excited to lend a helping hand to the...
View ArticleReflections on Mongolia
Our team has now had one month to regroup, reflect, and relax back into our American lives. The intense experience that was our project in Mongolia has now come to a close, and we are thankful for its...
View Article¿Cachai? : A Water Infrastructure Project in Vicuña, Chile
¿Cachai? It means, Do you get it?, or Do you understand? A phrase often used with foreigners, who quite often, don’t understand, as our Engineers and Scientists Abroad group found out. The Spanish in...
View ArticleIlboru Special Needs School Project
“Mambo!” This is the most common greeting heard throughout Swahili-speaking Tanzania. In Swahili, it translates directly to “how are you?” But to us, it seems like good way to say “hey!” In response,...
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