The Green Passport
The Green Passport recognizes socially and environmentally responsible travel. Acknowledging the interconnectedness of the world’s people and the environment, Green Passport holders:
• Minimize their impact on the environment
• Act in culturally respectful ways
• Engage with locals and immerse themselves in the local community
• Give back to their host communities
» Read About Why Rodney Vargas Created the Green Passport
» Students: Get Your Green Passport!
» Education Abroad Professionals: Read an overview of the Green Passport program and find out how your college, university, or program can participate.
» Participating Colleges, Universities, and Organizations
Luis Otavio Q ColaferroI believe [sustainable] practices should become our social values and standards and part of our intuitive actions. There is no single way you can develop a world without having one. Let’s all form the grounds to continue building together for the sake of a better a future. » Read more College: Grand Valley State University Major: Finance/Accounting/ Liberal Studies Program: CIEE, Business & Culture Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil |
Andy Stocchetti
I take part in campus activities to promote sustainability and eco-friendly decisions. I buy largely organic, I recycle everything that I can, I make a conscientious effort to turn off not only lights, but also computers and other electronics when not in use. I am a vegetarian, in part to reduce my global footprint. » Read more College: Carnegie Mellon Univ. Major: Civil and Environmental Engineering Program: Living Routes Location: Brazil |
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Ali Rivera
Hurricane Katrina devastated my family. Not only is my Mom from New Orleans, but I had family living there at the time of the hurricane who lost both their homes and lives. I saw what climate change can do, and I do not want that to happen to any one else. Major: Theater Program: Ithaca College London Center, fall 2007 Location: England |
Hayley White
I want to push myself to be more conscious of my impact now so that "going green" will become "being green" and, wherever my life drives me, it will more naturally involve service to both humankind and the environment that bears us. Major: Biology (BS) Program: Center for Global Education, Augsburg College Loc.: Namibia & South Africa |
Emma Dines
I am really passionate about being mindful of our impact on the planet. I think the Green Passport program will remind me to make careful and informed choices, and pass some ideas along to others who may be interested! » Read more College: University of Waterloo Major: Holistic and alternative education, art, and drama Program: Living Routes Findhorn Program Location: Scotland |
Charlene Rose Mangi
As students from the U.S., we are privileged in many ways, especially in being able to study abroad. We have the power and the duty to not only take responsibility for our actions, but also to make choices that will have positive impacts on the country we visit. Major: Biology Program: Organization for Tropical Studies Location: Costa Rica and Nicaragua |
Maji Jen-Che Chien
We recycle in Buenos Aires (it's the law), and I have an internship with Ecoclubes, an organization that works with improving the state of the environment. College: Middlebury College Major: English and American Literature Program: Middlebury Schools Abroad, Latin America Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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Grete Mari Dudek
I am working to become more environmentally responsible. I take public transportation whenever possible, recycle paper, glass, aluminum, plastic, and plastic bags. I buy organic food, fair trade coffee, and don’t eat meat because of both the environmental impact and animal cruelty reasons. Major: Biology Program: School for International Training (SIT) South Africa: Reconciliation and Development |
Molley Kaiyoorawongs
Often, the phrase 'environm-entally responsible' carries with it the stigma of expensiveness but all of the little things I do either save money or allow me to break even. That stigma is, for the most part, untrue. |
Alice Starr DworkinCollege: Beloit College ('09) Major: Environmental Studies and Economic Development Program: Global Partners Program at Middle East Technical University Ankara, Turkey Duration: June '07 to Jan '08 I studied Turkish during an 8-week intensive language course in Ankara and then spent a month in Istanbul before returning to Ankara for the beginning of the fall semester. At METU I am taking courses on sustainable environmental development, specifically focusing on water and land resources in the southeast of Turkey. This country desperately needs help and dedicated energy for increased environmental awareness... I'm not here to teach others what I know, but I work to understand how green values can find their place in this culture, in this economic system, and into the minds of the Turkish people. The Green Passport initiative supports issues that I strongly believe in. Anything that spreads this wisdom of sustainable and responsible travel is admirable, and this is a fun way to participate.
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