Adella Dzitko-Carlson of Woodbury Explores Culture of Hawaii

Eastern Student Adella Dzitko-Carlson of Woodbury Explores Culture of Hawaii

WILLIMANTIC, CT -- Twenty psychology students expanded their worldview over winter session during a global field course in Hawaii. Titled "Cross-Cultural Well-Being and Relationships in Hawaii," the course ran from Jan. 2-11. Students were immersed in the local culture and visited some of the island chain's most breathtaking sites.

Among the students was Adella Dzitko-Carlson '19 of Woodbury, who majors in Music.

"This course was designed to provide an overview of cross-cultural issues related to well-being and relationships," said Psychology Professor Madeleine Fugere, who led the trip with Professor Kristalyn Salters-Pedneault. "Aspects of well-being and relationships were examined from Western and native-Hawaiian perspectives."

"I learned how the definition of well-being can vary across cultures, which is something I had not previously realized," said Dzitko-Carlson." Travelling to Hawaii opened my eyes to cultural differences in societal ideals and human interactions within our own country."