华盛顿，宾夕法尼亚州(2月2日. 4, 2016) — A focus on economics and help from 华盛顿 & 杰斐逊学院(W&J) 麦哲伦项目 led Bryan Whipkey ’17 to South America during the summer of 2015 to learn about the economic impact of the textile industry.
Whipkey, 金融经济学专业 from Poland, Ohio, spent three weeks in South America in the summer of 2015. Whipkey visited Peru and Ecuador to learn more about the textile industry, the leading industry in those countries. However, it was not just Whipkey’s interest in economics that led him to plan the trip of a lifetime.
“I wanted to learn about the region’s culture and diversity,惠奇说. “One of the best ways to do that is to find out what they pride themselves in.”
He soon learned that both these countries were proud to mostly use natural fibers, 比如羊驼纤维, 在纺织业中. Comparing the use of textiles in both countries gave Whipkey a better understanding of how each industry economically supported themselves. After learning the lengthy process that goes into making clothing, Whipkey said he has a newfound interest and respect for the textile industry.
“I looked at the economic theory of the textile industry and learned the process of how to promote a product,他说. “I will definitely use what I learned if I go into the marketing sector of any business.”
While traveling through different cities, 包括利马, 库斯科, 和基多, 住在青年旅社, Whipkey also discovered that much of what he learned came from the different sights he saw with fellow W&J student Grace McCarthy ’17.
“Other than this being my first time traveling out of the United States, getting to see a natural wonder of the world like Machu Picchu and seeing the Galapagos Islands was very interesting,惠奇说. “After traveling to Peru and Ecuador you realize that the world is so much bigger than you think it is.”
After graduation Whipkey hopes to travel more and attend graduate school. He hopes to use his background in financial economics to work in financial analysis.
他感谢泰勒·坦尼，W&J’s co-ordinator of co-curricular innovation, as well as W&J chemistry professor Michael Leonard, Ph.D. and economics professor Leslie Dunn, Ph.D. 为了他们的指导.
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