Meet the Travelers

The DHE spring 2012 assessment trip will be the first time traveling to Africa for all three Dartmouth students on the travel team. In this blog, we will document our trip preparations, goals, progress, travel excursions, and anything else that comes our way. Before we begin, we’d like to introduce our travel team!

Julie Ann Haldeman '14
Trip Leader

Julie Ann is an Engineering modified with Chemistry major. She loves everything Dartmouth. She was Bonfire Chair for Homecoming her freshman year and chair for the Winter Carnival Ball her freshman and sophomore years. Julie Ann is also a member of SWE (Society of Women Engineers) and is a WISP (Women in Science Program) mentor. Julie Ann participated in a WISP research internship her freshman year and continued to work on the project throughout the summer. In her free time, Julie Ann enjoys reading, listening to Taylor Swift, and scrapbooking. She has lived with host families in China, Japan, France, Denmark, and Germany. On this trip to Tanzania, Julie Ann hopes to gain more experience with the engineering design principles of the projects and with understanding the needs of the Tanzanian communities with whom she will be interacting.

Ayushi Narayan '14

Ayushi is studying Economics, Environmental Studies, and Public Policy at Dartmouth. On campus, Ayushi is involved with Big Brother Big Sister, RotarACT, and CELT (the Center for Enviromental Leadership Training). She has done work on public policy research and environmental biology research during her time at Dartmouth. This past summer, she interned at the US Environmental Protection Agency as a Rockefeller Center First Year Fellow. In her free time, Ayushi enjoys hanging out with her identical twin sister who also goes to Dartmouth. She has traveled to India, Peru, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, England, and France. On this trip to Tanzania with DHE, Ayushi hopes to learn more about the culture of people she is meeting, how culture affects local approaches to environmental concerns, and the effectiveness of micro-finance and business incubation projects.

Misha Gerschel TH'14

Misha is a 3-2 student from Middlebury College studying at the Thayer School of Engineering. At Middlebury, he is a Physics major, and at Dartmouth he studies Electrical Engineering. Misha is an outdoor enthusiast who loves hiking and skiing. He teaches skiing at the Dartmouth Skiway to other undergraduate students. He has traveled to Brazil and to various places in the United States. On this trip to Tanzania, Misha hopes to learn more about Tanzania, see a part of the worlds he has never seen before, and further develop the technical aspects of the stove.