LearnServe, Moved and Motivated
Trying to change the world, or even just yourself, is hard. Things don’t work the way you expect them to, people are resistant, or they […]
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Yasmine, Jessica, and LearnServe are Harris’ Heroes on WJLA
As our region counted down to the new year, local newscaster Leon Harris featured LearnServe International – along with two alums, Yasmine Arrington and Jessica Yang – as Harris’ […]
LearnServe Class of 2030
Reflections on a new family member and his LearnServe role models. December 21, 2014 Six months ago today — as our LearnServe Abroad teams boarded their flights […]
Why Summer Abroad Matters: The 0.25%
After reading this summer’s blog posts and talking with our students about how meaningful the experience abroad was for them, I remember how rare this […]
Zambia 2014, Day 13 – “All it takes is one person”
Today we left the Greenpop camp site. We left behind some new friends from the South African school, but before we left I had the […]
Zambia 2014, Day 12 – Permaculture
Today at Green Pop I set in the permaculture workshop. I learned a lot about gardening and different animals. I learned that the octopus has […]
Zambia 2014, Day 14 – Getting people involved
This trip has made me grow in so many ways from leaving Washington, DC. It was my first time going on a plane and to […]
Paraguay 2014, Day 17 – Bittersweet Moments
The feeling is bittersweet. Leaving a place I have grown so accustomed to. The waking up at 7am, sharing a room with 8 other girls, the […]
Paraguay 2014, Day 16 – Julio, Pablo, & Domingo
As I gathered statistics from people settled in their makeshift homes made of madera (wood) and chapa (scrap metal), I came across a family that was different from the […]
Paraguay 2014, Day 15 – Not everything is learned in the classroom
This trip, by far, has been one of my more rewarding experiences in my short, but eventful life. The lessons I have learned and habits […]