The Lessons Learned in Thailand

The Lessons Learned in Thailand

Global Service Scholar: Asal Yunusova Country: Thailand This past month in Thailand has been a once in a lifetime experience filled with many lessons and takeaways. I was able to learn a lot through my interactions with others and through my weekend travels and...
What comes next after Thailand?

What comes next after Thailand?

Global Service Scholar: Irene Sin Country: Thailand It has been a week since I left Thailand and I miss the country. Although I did not feel useful all the time as a volunteer at the elephant camp, I miss being around my elephant, Tata. Waking up and seeing her,...
Anything is possible

Anything is possible

Global Service Scholar: Dania Felix Country: Ghana My biggest take away from this experience is that the government plays a huge role in the ability of a nation to develop to its full capacity. Ghana is extremely fertile and has abundant resources that are desirable...
People and kids just like any other.

People and kids just like any other.

Global Service Scholar: James Santillana Country: Peru Going to Peru I expected to see a lot of poverty, and that witnessing such immense poverty would drastically change my life. Although I did see poverty all around, it was not something that I noticed. Or rather,...
The Impact Peru had on my life

The Impact Peru had on my life

Global Service Scholar: Denise Delgado Country: Peru When I arrived in Peru, I did not expect to become so immersed in the city’s compassionate citizens, beautiful sites, and colonial history. Peru taught me the true power of mindful thinking and inner strength. I...

Witnessing resilience in the most trying of places

Global Service Scholar: Diane Delgado Country: Peru My trip to Peru taught me a lot more than what I expected to learn in the single month that I was there. I had one main site – the special education school San Juan de Dios – but there were days when I went to the...