Get to know the Blogger

Hi everyone! My name is Leah and I am from a suburb outside of Chicago but am currently a sophomore at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. I am double majoring in environmental science and economics. In my free time, I love to hang out with my rescue dog Winnie and go hiking. I am passionate about sustainability and learning how humans can better interact with our built environment. Many people believe in trying to remove human influence from environments to conserve nature, but I believe we need to learn how to live with our environment, not separated from it. This semester I am studying abroad in Copenhagen where I am taking a mixture of environmental economics, policy, and science classes. I chose Copenhagen because of its reputation for sustainability, so I am hoping to learn a lot about creating sustainable cities this semester!