Lucy is only 21 but already a seasoned traveler, having traveled to several countries throughout South-East Asia and Europe. It comes as no surprise that she has a passion for geography and is currently studying for a BA in Human Geography at the University of Durham in the UK. Lucy is spending her summer holidays […]
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 […]
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 […]
Life In India So Far by Sven van Mourik
One of the interns I interviewed for Leave UR Mark last week told me that he used to be able to visualize everything he was going to do in life. The only exception to that, he said, was his work in India, which he could never really picture himself doing until he was actually in […]
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 […]
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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