Youth International in Asia (Nepal, India, and Thailand)

Program Description

Join a 3-month travel adventure in Nepal, India and Thailand and explore with a small group of like-minded peers!

Travel is rugged, with backpacks and using local transportation. Accommodation is with local families or in hostels. A core component of the program is the volunteer service projects set up in each country, during which participants work together on a project to benefit a local community. Often this involves the construction or renovation of a school or community building. In addition, there are a wide variety of other cultural activities and outdoor adventure components.

Dates for the next Asia program are: February 15 to May 16, 2018. Applications are also being accepted for the fall 2018 program: September 12 to December 11, 2018. Full daily program itineraries can be viewed on the Youth International website. College credit options are available through a partnership with Western State Colorado University. 529 College Savings Plan funds are welcome.

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Highlights

-Living with local families in villages and cities
-Desert camel safari
-Meditation retreat in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition
-9-day trek in the Himalayas
-Snorkeling in pristine waters of Southern Thailand
-A variety of community service projects
-Visiting the Taj Mahal

Qualifications

Participants must be between the ages for 18 and 25 years.

What`s Included

This program fee covers all program expenses during the 3-month semester abroad, including: all meals and lodging, all overland travel, all scheduled program activities (including the cost of all outdoor adventure activities and site-seeing etc…), team leaders and in-country staff, all costs for orientation in the USA, educational materials, and other miscellaneous expenses related to the program.

The only other costs that the program fee does not cover are personal expenses and individual free time activities. Personal expenses include health insurance, entry visas, and transportation to orientation in Colorado at the beginning of the program.