my name is nate. i am a junior in industrial design at the rhode island school of design. this semester i am enrolled in an advanced studio about social entrepreneurship and design, for which i have created this blog.

earlier last month i elected to take an advanced studio in design/marketing/engineering. however when i found out about the course in which i am currently enrolled i knew i had to get in. thankfully i was able to switch. i wanted to be in this class so badly simply because i want to directly help people who are truly in need.

i have been to the dominican republic and serbia (twice) all with my church on short term (10 day to 2 week) trips. in these places i saw poverty which i could never have imagined. the brief nature of the trips made any significant impact impossible, but for me it was eye opening. i knew that because of these experiences i was in some way responsible for continuing to aid people with great need.

i have been given a creative mind and since i can only give what i have it is my desire is to use creativity to aid those in need. i believe this course will begin to show me avenues for this and set the tone for a career in humanitarian design.

-nate