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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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Teaching Healthcare to Street Children: by Sven van Mourik

Erin and Henry came to India together, having been friends for a long time, even though their motivations to work for Leave UR Mark were different. Erin made the long journey mostly because she wanted to do meaningful work in a developing country: “I’m studying nursing at the University of Akron, in Ohio. I came […]

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Volunteering in India with Women and Children: by Sven van Mourik

It is early in the morning when Lisa Yao steps into an auto-rickshaw to drive to her work.  The traffic in Bangalore is dense, and the trip can sometimes take up to an hour, she explains, as the driver carefully flips the page of his newspaper, waiting for the traffic light to turn green.  When […]

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Teaching English in India

Lotte Pollack Age: 19 Country: Germany Placement: English Teacher Leaving her mark at: A School Project for Underprivileged Children This is Lotte’s first long-term experience living abroad and her first time in India. After finishing high school in Germany, she decided to take a gap year to work and travel abroad before starting university.  It […]

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