Help Abby Travel To India

Abigail Yesso Start Date: Feb 24, 2015 - End Date: May 14, 2015
  • Study/Degree Abroad
  • TEFL/Teach Abroad
  • Professional Development
  • Tso Pema Monastery, Rewalsar, Himachal Pradesh 175023, India
  • New Delhi, Delhi, India
  • Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
  • Rewalsar, Himachal Pradesh 175023, India
  • Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India
  • McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India

My Travel Story

by: Abigail Yesso Start Date: Feb 24, 2015 - End Date: May 14, 2015
  • Study/Degree Abroad
  • TEFL/Teach Abroad
  • Professional Development
I’ve been presented with the opportunity to participate in Tulane’s Center for Public Service Compassion in Action, a month-long service trip to India in May, and I am writing to ask for your support.

The Compassion in Action Program is an international intensive service learning program and 3-credit class, offered in partnership with the Department of Social Work. The Compassion in Action will involve up to 16 Tulane students in community service projects in North India. In addition to the projects listed below, participants will visit and engage in dialogue with a variety of community leaders and visit social service programs in the area.

- While in Delhi, students will volunteer with the Sisters of Mercy, Mother Theresa's social service program.

- The flagship project for the program will be our work with Lha Charitable Trust. Through Lha Charitable Trust, each student will be paired with a Tibetan refugee. Beginning via e-mail during the semester, we will serve as a conversation/writing partner and English tutor. For more details on Lha Charitable Trust, visit http://lhaindia.org/links.html .

- While in Tso Pema, participants will have the opportunity to engage with Tibetan refugee elders and a group of Tibetan monks and nuns that live in meditative seclusion in caves in the mountains around Tso Pema. The students will also have the opportunity to work with the children of a Tibetan refugee nursery school that the Tibet Association of Tulane University (TATU) is helping to sponsor.

- Students will meet environmental activists and may participate in local cleanup and awareness projects.

- The students will visit cooperative and fair trade projects, learn about social entrepreneurship and cooperative development, and have the opportunity to become involved.

I hope to one day have a career in humanitarian work and international service, so this trip is especially exciting for me. The opportunity to begin making a difference while developing my skills abroad is truly unique. I am asking for a donation of $30 to help me cover the cost of the program and my visa, though I greatly appreciate any help you can give me. If you have any questions about our mission, please feel free to reach me at (985)-804-7445 or amyesso@gmail.com Checks should be made payable to “Abigail Yesso”, with “Compassion in Action” in the memo, and mailed to me at:

         2500 Nashville Ave.
         New Orleans,LA 70115                 

                     
With your help I will truly be able to make a difference while doing something I hope to continue for the rest of my life.

  • Tso Pema Monastery, Rewalsar, Himachal Pradesh 175023, India
  • New Delhi, Delhi, India
  • Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
  • Rewalsar, Himachal Pradesh 175023, India
  • Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India
  • McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India

Updates

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  • #blessed

    I'm happy to announce I have collected enough donations to pay my program fee! Only my Visa fee is left to go, so keep getting the word out and sharing this link. Thank you for all of your support!
  • The First Steps Of A Marathon

    I've recieved my first donations! this is such an exciting moment for me, especially because some of my lovely family members were the ones to contribute. I cannot thank you guys enough, and I promise there will be many more updates on this page as we get closer to my date of departure. Thanks again, Sat Nam and Namaste.