The Up With People program is a six month global education and community service program for international youth. The mission of the program is to train young people in global leadership and to spark them to action in meeting the needs of their communities, countries and the world while building bridges of understanding as a foundation of world peace.
The program combines leadership curriculum with extensive hands-on community service learning opportunities through volunteer work, internship projects and an unmatched travel and cultural immersion program. I will travel with one hundred international youth and become culturally immersed in 19 diverse communities, in 7 countries in 3 regions in the world. We will spend one week in each city, learning first-hand from our host families, fellow participants, road staff instructors, and the unforgettable people we meet and places we experience along the way.
At the end of each week the Up with People cast will participate in an uplifting, thought-provoking performance featuring music, culture, and multi-media. The performance celebrates each community in a unique way and highlights local organizations striving to make their community a better place.
Read more about UWP at http://www.upwithpeople.org/
... so here I am, starting a whole new blog about this whole new adventure!
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