Three Month Multi-Country Adventures in Asia and South America

- Multi-Country

,  Locations Throughout the World,  Various cities in each country

  Bolivia

Cochabamba,  Rural Areas

  Ecuador

• Quito: 
Quito
• Galapagos Islands: 
Galapagos Islands
• All Other Regions of Ecuador: 
Rural Areas

  India

• New Delhi: 
New Delhi

  Peru

• Cusco: 
Cusco
• Lima: 
Lima
• All Other Areas in Peru: 
Puno,  Amantani Island,  Machu Picchu,  Rural Areas

  Thailand

• Bangkok: 
Bangkok
• Chiang Mai: 
Chiang Mai
• All Other Areas in Thailand: 
Chiang Rai,  Ayutthaya

  Vietnam

• Hanoi: 
Hanoi
• All Other Areas in Vietnam: 
Sa Pa

Durations of Program: 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months and 7-12 months
Typical Duration of Program: 3-6 months
Dates: September 17 to December 9, 2009, and February 11 to May 5, 2010

Description: The world becomes your classroom and experience your greatest teacher!

Through a combination of volunteer community service work, homestays, outdoor adventure, and intense developing world travel, each Youth International participant is set up for a dynamic first-hand learning experience about the region in which they are traveling. At the same time, they are presented with a unique environment and opportunity for self-discovery.

Teams of up to 14 people between the ages of 18 and 25 travel together, with two group leaders. For a full 12 week semester they explore three different countries in one region of the world.

Youth International has been sending groups on learning adventures abroad since 1997, and offers three separate trips: Asia (Thailand, India, and Vietnam), South America (Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador), and Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, and Namibia).

All three trips are offered twice each year: once in the fall semester which runs from September to December, and once in the spring semester which runs from February to May.

(*Youth International does not affiliate with, or adhere to, any specific religious or philosophical doctrine, and has no political affiliations or agenda.)

Highlights:

Asia Trip Highlights

Live with a tribal family in the mountains of Thailand while helping to build a school for their community, visit the Taj Mahal, meditate with Tibetan monks in the Himalayan mountains, hike along ancient footpaths connecting remote tribal villages in the hills of Vietnam, and much more. These are examples of just a few highlights on a trip that holds new adventures around every corner!

Youth International sends teams to Asia every year from Sept. to Dec. and Feb. to May. Each team travels for 12 weeks through Thailand, India, and Vietnam.

The next available Asia program is for Fall 2009. For the full tentative itinerary for this trip, please visit our website by clicking the link at the top of this page.

South America Trip Highlights

Help to build an orphanage in Bolivia, learn to speak Spanish while living with local families, hike the Inca trail through the Peruvian Andes to Machu Picchu, do conservation work in the Ecuadorian rainforest, search for wildlife while sailing through the Galapagos Islands, and much more. These are just a few highlights on a trip that holds new adventures around every corner!

Youth International sends teams to South America every year from Sept. to Dec. and Feb. to May. Each team travels together for 12 weeks through Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador.

The next available South America program is for Fall 2009. For the full tentative itinerary for this trip, please visit our website by clicking the link at the top of this page.

Qualifications: Anyone who will be between 18 and 25 years of age when travelling is welcome to apply to join a Youth International trip. (*Some flexibility with this age restriction does exist.)

Cost in US$: USD 8,900

The only costs that the program fee does not cover are personal items and individual free time activities. Personal items would also include health insurance and any medical expenses, travel visas, as well as transportation to and from orientation, in the USA, at the beginning and end of the program.

Experience Required: no

Age Range: 18 to 25 years of age

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel in Groups

Typically Participants Work in Groups of up to 14

Application Process Involves:

• In-Person Interview when Feasible
• Letters of Reference
• Phone Interview
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Exit Debriefing Abroad

Youth International's Mission Statement: Youth International opens the doors for young people to actively explore and discover a broader perspective on the world while developing a deeper understanding of who they are and what their place is within the world. Developing more personally and socially aware future leaders, Youth International also hopes to take small steps toward bridging the gap between people and nations and making the world a better, more peaceful place in which to live.

Year Founded: 1995