The remaining 2 groups are in their way to the US! Thank you to eveyone for your patience while we sorted all of these changes out. The post Flight updates appeared first on Youth Making a Difference ..read more

I get the opportunity to share a bonus YMAD blog from beautiful London England. With all of the maneuvering precipitated by our cancelled direct flight home from London to SLC on Saturday, I became one of two lucky leaders who got to lead a mini expedition to explore a few London sites during our layover. For most of the group it was their first experience riding aboard the double decker red buses synonymous with London followed by an underground adventure on the tube, including a very packed ride back to our hotel. We visited Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abby, Big Ben and the icing on our c ..read more

Canceled flights lead to a bonus day for some of the group in London.  Parents, please check your email for details!  If you have questions please text Corry Neff or Ashley Sackville (contact info was on your travel info).   The post Bonus day in London for 18 of us! appeared first on Youth Making a Difference ..read more

Parents, The flight from London to SLC has been cancelled and we have been working to get everyone re-booked as efficiently as possible.  Not everyone was able to get on the same flight  and several will be getting a bonus day in London.  Each group is traveling with an adult leader. Please check you email for detailed information regarding who is on what flight and when they arrive in SLC. Thank you for your patience and support while we get all the details sorted out! The post FLIGHT CHANGES!! appeared first on Youth Making a Difference ..read more

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On their way back!  They are officially on their first flight.   The post On their way home! appeared first on Youth Making a Difference ..read more

  Alema Today was our last day with our kids. It was hard to say goodbye after spending so much time with them but I hope that I at least made an impact. Even though teaching everyday was exhausting the love I experienced from each of those kids was more than worth it. And I am also so grateful for my team and translator, without them I wouldn’t have been able to make it through these past few days. I love India but I am also so excited to come back home. I am so grateful for this experience and pray to have similar one in the future.     The post Final day with the kids appeare ..read more

So today is June 18. 4 days till we are home and I’m not ready for it. Yesterday was the day of gratitude. We went up to a temple in the mountains to meditate, tell what we’re grateful for, and read letters from our family’s. That day was a day full of crying whether it’s from happiness or crying I won’t know. But if yesterday was full of crying then today was a flood of crying.  The whole start of the day was just going around all the schools and saying goodbye… forever. My school was the last to be visited and I had started crying even before that just by watching the other people ..read more

Today was the last day of seeing the kids, saying goodbye to them was probably the hardest thing I have done ever. Those kids were really my everything for that week. They changed my life just as much as I changed their lives they torn holes through my heart when I had to leave. Clinging to my arms holding me tight not letting me go made me weep. I am very sad to see them go I hope they never forget me and I them. My translator Gunu was the perfect amount of bossy and nice. I’m very sad to see her go we would stay up late with other people from the group and another translator Anu playing card ..read more

Hey guys its Alysa here! It has been the best time since I’ve last blogged which was the first day we got here and now its the last day we’re staying in Kullu. Since this is my second time around I have so much more to say. First I would like to say that it has been the most amazing experience since I’ve been here for the past 12 days. Like I said in my previous blog that we are here to positively impact and teach kids English. This part of the trip has taken up most of our trip, We go daily from 9:30-4:00pm in my village group and I have to say that spending time with these kids has been the ..read more