Amanda

University: St. Thomas More College, UofS
Placement: Ukraine

Amanda

University: St. Jerome's College, UW
Placement: Ecuador

Amber

University: St. Thomas More College, UofS
Placement: Bosnia

Andrew

University: King's University College, UWO
Placement: Ukraine

Angele

University: St. Jerome's College, UW
Placement: Nicaragua

Brittany

University: St. Thomas More College, UofS
Placement: Ukraine

Carolyn

University: St. Thomas More College, UofS
Placement: Ecuador

Catherine

University: St. Jerome's College, UW
Placement: Ghana

Christina Maria

University: King's University College, UWO
Placement: Nicaragua

Claudia

University: St. Michael's College, UofT
Placement: Ukraine

Dana

University: King's University College, UWO
Placement: Dominican Republic

David

University: St. Jerome's College, UW
Placement: Ecuador

Emma

University: St. Jerome's College, UW
Placement: Ghana

Ilinca

University: St. Michael's College, UofT
Placement: Honduras

Jolene

University: St. Jerome's College, UW
Placement: Ukraine

Krutika

University: King's University College, UWO
Placement: Ukraine

Linsey

University: St. Thomas More College, UofS
Placement: Bosnia

Lisa

University: St. Michael's College, UofT
Placement: Ecuador

Hey! I completed my placement in San Luis Ecuador in 2008.

Matthew

University: St. Thomas More College, UofS
Placement: Ghana

Michael

University: St. Michael's College, UofT
Placement: Honduras

“It was in the village of El Guante that the life I knew was turned upside-down. My heart of stone, which was a souvenir of the society I came from, was turned into a heart of flesh. I saw that I was made for love and not strength. I was became more human, with all the necessary imperfections that doing so entailed, and I accepted it because I had never felt more alive and more connected to humanity. I became less afraid of my vulnerability because running from it had left me empty for so long. The unpredictability of life was no longer a fear of mine, since I saw that precisely because of its unpredictability it was valuable, it had worth and that things were more special when they did not last. If we can only bring ourselves to admit it, discovering that we are human can be a liberating experience.”

Nicole

University: St. Jerome's College, UW
Placement: Ecuador

Rebecca

University: St. Jerome's College, UW
Placement: Nicaragua

Roanne

University: St. Thomas More College, UofS
Placement: Ghana

Samantha

University: King's University College, UWO
Placement: Dominican Republic

Sara

University: King's University College, UWO
Placement: Nicaragua

Sarah

University: St. Jerome's College, UW
Placement: Bosnia

Sarah

University: St. Michael's College, UofT
Placement: Ghana

Torey

University: King's University College, UWO
Placement: Ecuador

Valerie

University: St. Jerome's College, UW
Placement: Ukraine

Victoria

University: King's University College, UWO
Placement: Ghana

Wajnaa

University: St. Michael's College, UofT
Placement: Ecuador

“Being” in Ecuador allowed me to be free from the burden of possessions, and immerse myself in the richness of the people, the culture and in absolute truths that are more valuable and precious then all the possessions in the world.  When you are free from the chains of possessions, the relationships you form become more meaningful and are enhanced with existence and purpose that is valuable.