Why I Chose Hawkeye: 克丽丝蒂Mensen
posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 in
为什么选择靠谱买球app推荐?
克丽丝蒂Mensen came to 靠谱买球app推荐 for the 动物科学 program, intent on learning skills that would help the family dairy business grow and thrive. Growing up on a farm near Dyersville, she didn’t travel beyond the Midwest and never considered she could make connections around the world – especially not related to agriculture.
Then she met Brad Kinsinger, director of the Global 农业 Learning Center. Before long Mensen was on a flight with Kinsinger and 12 other Hawkeye students to spend spring break in northeastern 巴西, learning about the South American agricultural economy.
“It was an amazing experience,门森说. “It was a great group of people and I’m now really good friends with people from 巴西.”
The week in 巴西 gave Mensen a whole new perspective on agriculture, and a drive to learn more. When she learned about the trip to 科索沃 organized by the 爱荷华姐妹州, 她急切地自告奋勇.
“I’m glad I had the opportunity and I hope I can encourage more students to go next year,门森说. 在科索沃, Mensen and Kinsinger were part of a statewide delegation meeting with government officials, 参观农业企业, and collaborating on ways to build sustainable agricultural practices for the country.
Mensen wasn’t just a spectator in 科索沃. She was part of conversations with the prime minister and minister of agriculture, who had as many questions about her family’s dairy farm as she did about Kosovar farming.
“I really enjoyed building all of those relationships,门森说. “I made more relationships than I ever thought I would have around the world.”
She now shares photos of her family’s dairy farm with the Kosovar agriculture minister on Snapchat.
“It’s cool to say that I’m a college student and I have those relationships because of Hawkeye,”她说。.
Mensen plans to complete the 动物科学 program at Hawkeye, then transfer to pursue a bachelor’s degree in an agriculture program with a minor in international studies. She sees a role for herself not just in the family business, but in making a positive impact on farming practices across the globe.
“I never thought I would be doing anything internationally,”她说。. “I’m a small town girl, and I didn’t ever see this as a path for me until now.”
Tags
- 农业与自然资源
- 动物科学
- Global 农业 Learning Center
- 爱荷华姐妹州
- 科索沃
- 出国留学