Arti Patel, a biology major from Saint Peter’s University in Jersey City, New Jersey always wanted a chance to re-connect with her Indian heritage. Having visited India a few times several years back to be with family, Arti was ready to take on a more challenging opportunity in the field of Physical Therapy in Bangalore, […]
Psychology Internship Abroad
Name: Alex K. Age: 26 Country: USA Placement: Intern Leaving his mark at: An organization dedicated to therapy for children with autism While researching summer internship possibilities outside the US, Alex looked up the keywords ‘psychology’ and ‘therapy’ and found an opportunity which perfectly matched his interests via the Leave UR Mark website. […]
Healthcare Volunteering in India
Bryn is an American who grew up in Hong Kong and has also lived in Singapore and Mexico. She studies Biology and Anthropology in New York and has plans for medical school. After completing her first year of college, Bryn is spending her summer vacation interning for two non-profit organizations in Bangalore, South […]
Volunteer Abroad with Deaf Children in India: by Monica Frederick
I have always known it was my dream to see the world. Through the “Leave UR Mark” website, I took the perfect opportunity to volunteer abroad, at the Institute for the Deaf in Bangalore, India for two weeks. Indian Sign Language (ISL) differs throughout the regions of India. However, American Sign Language […]
Teaching in India: by Sven van Mourik
Kara, studying Human development and Anthropology at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida, came to India out of a longstanding curiosity with the country: “I’m fascinated by how Indians combine the heritage of their culture with the tasks of modernity, and how they can maintain their identity while steadily growing into the role of a world […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
What a Psychology Internship in India is all about…
Elena Young Age: 22 Country: USA Placement: Psychology Leaving her mark at: A school for children with disabilities After completing a degree in psychology from the University of Miami, Elena was looking for an opportunity to get some work experience abroad. She was looking to gain more work experience while making a difference in a different […]
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