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International Interns and Indian Companies

Sneha is one of the founders of a unique new media and event management company in Bangalore, South India.Sneha has welcomed several Leave UR Mark interns to the company’s office where they have had the opportunity to gain valuable international work experience while learning about an exciting emerging market. The company has quickly established a name for […]

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Microfinance and Film in India

Claire is a budding documentary filmmaker from Maryland who is putting her video journalism skills to good use through her volunteer placement in Bangalore, South India. Claire studied studio art with an emphasis on film in Saratoga Springs, New York. After college she decided that she wanted to work with a non-profit organization. Claire had […]

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Final Thoughts on India: by Sven van Mourik

When I stepped off my plane into the city of India’s future, two months ago, I could have never imagined the number of great experiences I would have, here in Bangalore. Never would I have expected to experience the thrill of attending an Indian wedding with over 800 people, but through the invitation of one […]

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Autism in India: by Sven van Mourik

Unlike most interns working for Leave UR Mark, on her way to work, Renae gets to make use of Bangalore’s new, state-of-the-art metro system. It provides a stunning view over the developing city, operates a lot cleaner than the auto-rickshaws, and incidentally is quite silent as well, giving way to the perfect place to ask […]

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Benefits of Interning in India: by Sven van Mourik

Walking through the marble halls of Bangalore’s Leela palace against a background of live violin music, Isobell makes her way to the event she’s helping to organize that evening. Providing a presentation and panel discussion on risk management, her company has prepared an evening for the major CIO’s of Bangalore’s IT sector. What is Isobell’s […]

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Therapy & Special Education in India: by Sven van Mourik

In a southern neighborhood of Bangalore, Usha works at a non-profit organization that specializes in the rehabilitation of children with disabling physical and neurological challenges, and which has been employing Renae, Kara and Sarah, three interns from Leave UR Mark.  Sitting down behind her desk, Usha explains she initially got to work for the organization […]

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Interning in India for Business Students: by Sven van Mourik

Studying Digital Media and Marketing at Maranatha College, Tim Halloran looked for an overseas internship in event management to add some spice to his resume and satisfy his love for traveling: “I’ve always wanted to travel to Asia and when I heard of this internship in India with Leave UR Mark, I was very interested. The […]

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Weekend Trip to Goa: by Sven van Mourik

With Leave UR Mark’s internships taking up so much time and energy, several interns decided it was time to unwind a little and take a plane to spend the weekend in the small province of Goa, at India’s western coast. Originally a Portuguese settler area, Goa is now one of India’s most popular touristic destinations, […]

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Education in India & the U.S.: by Sven van Mourik

A special education teacher at the Children’s Learning Center of United Cerebral Palsy in New York, Laurie has always dreamed of going to India: “I didn’t really financially have the means to take a gap year, which is becoming very popular in the States, so I was looking for a program to which I could commit […]

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Volunteering in India with Deaf Children: by Sven van Mourik

Majoring in religion at Wake Forest University in North Carolina, Sarah chose to spend her summer volunteering at a school for the deaf with Leave UR Mark. “The funny thing is, I never really planned to go to India: I was hoping to do research in Massachusetts, but nothing was panning out there. As I […]

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