2013 Programs*

India - Winter Break 2012-2013

Dates & Cost:
Dec. 27, 2012 - Jan. 12, 2013
$3,200-$3,600

Celebrate a new year with service learning!  We work with IDEX, an international service learning organization, on projects that support local villages and schools.

Volunteer with orphans and school children, teach young girls computer skills and how to ride a bike, and teach health education.  Visit the Taj Mahal, a memorial to Gandhi, the Dalai Lama's main temple, Jaipur City Palace, ride an elephant, hike in the Himalayas, and more.  For more info, contact Rachel Harris at raharris@nmu.edu or Gary Stark at gstark@nmu.edu.

Ecuador - Spring Break 2013
This program currently has a waiting list for admission.

Tentative Dates & Cost:
March 2-10, 2013
$1,800 - $2,000

Volunteer in various indigenous communities, experience the Amazon, and visit the Andean Highlands.  For more info, contact Susan Morgan at smorgan@nmu.edu or Mary Andronis at mandroni@nmu.edu .

Spain - NEW! May 2013

Tentative Dates & Cost:
May 5-20, 2013
$3,800

Explore Madrid, Bermeo, and Barcelona.  Volunteer opportunities include building theatre sets, teaching English, and coordinating games and activities.  Interest meetings are on Fri., Jan. 18 from 11 a.m.-Noon; Mon., Jan. 21, from 2-3 p.m.; and Wed., Jan. 23, from 3-4 p.m. in the Erie Room, UC.  You only need to attend one of the interest meetings.  Contact Rachel Harris for more information.

2014 Proposed Programs*

Ireland - May 2014

Volunteer in Dublin and the small remote village of Gleann Cholm Cille. Visit Belfast and Derry, and explore famous sites like Giant's Causeway, Trinity College, and County Wicklow (the "Garden of Ireland").

Contact Cara Kamps for more info.

Thailand - TBD

More information coming soon!

*Proposed programs are tentative and subject to change. Email the trip contact or Susan Morgan for the most updated information.