Our first LEAD Cape Town featured blog comes from Statyn Coppage, a student at the University of Mississippi! Keep reading for an inside look on some of the powerful moments she has experienced during week 1! Seeking the Experience After an extensive journey of traveling out of the country for the first time, I have … Continue Reading »
Today’s perspective comes from Madison Fulford. Madison joined us abroad on DIRECT Cape Town from the University of Alabama. “The Danger of a Single Story” is a TED Global talk that was played for us during one of our morning meetings. The speech made by the brilliant Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie opened my eyes to … Continue Reading »
Today’s post comes to us from Shannon Listman from Rowan University. We often say that “life begins at the end of your comfort zone” and it sounds like Shannon really took that to heart during her time in Cape Town. Thanks for sharing, Shannon! Five Ways I Got Out of my Comfort Zone in … Continue Reading »
Today’s blog comes to you from Kelly Fort from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill! Keep reading to see what surprised her during her two week experience in Cape Town… 4 Things I Didn’t Expect to Do in Cape Town 1. Find a community. I knew that the group of students joining … Continue Reading »
Our DIRECT Greece group has gone through a packed itinerary full of adventure and service. Keri Lager from the University of Arkansas writes to tell us about her experience serving the local community! On Monday May 16th, after a full day and a half of traveling, 4 long plane rides, and some stressful connections … Continue Reading »
Our next blog comes from Davis Barron, a student at the University of Mississippi. Sometimes the best lessons come from the most unexpected activities while abroad. Throughout the last week, the GoGlobal team and I have been doing numerous activities through the Salvation Army here in Greece. It was truly inspiring to be able to … Continue Reading »
Eileen Morgan, a senior at the University of Alabama, shares her service experience in Athens. We are very proud of the hard work our students put in with the Salvation Army! So, as our service week comes to an end here in Athens and we head to Santorini I am feeling so grateful for the … Continue Reading »
Our LEAD Greece students have wrapped up their service project with the Salvation Army. Katrina Storms from the University of Tennessee shares her powerful experience and the lessons learned in Athens. Inspiration is something people seek throughout all stages of life, but hope is the driving force for most goals in life. However, it is … Continue Reading »
Bethany Erwin, a sophomore at the University of Kentucky, learned an important lesson on the first day of service. Check out her post! Coming into my house that I had been assigned on the first day of service, I was disappointed. I was expecting tons of kids to be waiting there and we would just … Continue Reading »
Diana Rose, a senior at Louisiana State University, shares her service experience in Greece and how meaningful the projects are to those in the community! “When people tell me I cannot make a difference, I say to them, ‘drops make rivers and rivers make oceans’.” Maria, a founder of the Salvation Army in Athens, shared … Continue Reading »