The experience of leading an entire project on my own. The ability to work with other like-minded students. The ability to serve and put my engineering knowledge to use for real people.
What I wish was different
Nothing!
Advice
EWB is an amazing way to meet people, help others and make a difference in the world, and put your engineering knowledge to use in the real world as a student.
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International Mechanical Engineering Intern
June - August 2019 • Quetzaltenango, Quetzaltenango Department
What I liked
-Cultural experience and the opportunity to explore the country
-Opportunity to continue working on the first mechanical engineering EWB project in Guatemala (which was started with the EWB-MSOE org)
-Ability to work on a project that applied heat transfer and fluid mechanics theory as well as use of computer software (CFD) to model the design
-Hands-on building of my design
-Ability to design/build the instrumentation for the prototype and write/execute experiments to parameterize the prototype we designed
-Volunteer position, but with covered food and housing
What I wish was different
Advice
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Treasurer
February 2018 • New York City, NY
What I liked
Being able to build something for a positive cause in a small town to start generating revenue and feeding people
What I wish was different
Advice
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Construction Project Developer
July - September 2019 • La Paz, La Paz Department
What I liked
Had the opportunity to use and developed skill in culture and engineering in a different country.
What I wish was different
Working in a developing country is always different so resources are always scarce.
Advice
This is an amazing experience especially if you don’t have a job or internship lined up. You are able to work directly with a professional engineer from the states and because the projects are smaller your opinion actually matters interns of where the projects goes.
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Sanitation system builder
August 2018 • Nyambono, Mara Region
What I liked
The community is amazing and so willing to help. One day, we got to the work site in the morning to roll out several hundred meters of pipe for a water distribution system and the teachers and students at that school had already gotten over two thirds rolled out. All we had to do was follow behind and couple the lengths of pipe together.
