My coursework at Pitt has really been the driver for my developing a global worldview. Coming from the social sciences discipline, my academic program is inherently interdisciplinary. This gave me a lot of leeway to explore the topics I’m interested in and discover how they fit into my broader trajectory. My participation in the global studies certificate helped me identify some of those topics: food systems, spatial inequalities, urbanism across countries, macro and micro sustainable action, etc. and congregate them into a holistic program where I was able to learn about many different things, but with a consistent and coherent mission. This allowed me to really take ownership over what I studied while at Pitt, which was a particularly exciting experience that I am thankful for.