The numbers of students who return for a 2nd and even 3rd VISIONS summer have grown steadily over the years. In October we received an email out of the blue that made our day from one such participant. Sylvia Murray, a veteran of three different VISIONS programs...
The numbers of students who return for a 2nd and even 3rd VISIONS summer have grown steadily over the years. In October we received an email out of the blue that made our day from one such participant. Sylvia Murray, a veteran of three different VISIONS programs (Peru...
We liked this email from our archives from a Participant to her Guadeloupe leaders because she shares an unusually helpful bonus she got from her teen summer travel to VISIONS Guadeloupe. Dear Annie and Ryan, I have been meaning to email both of you over the past week...
Note: The following letter was sent to us by one of our VISIONS Guadeloupe Staffers after returning from leading a program. Hi! How is everyone at the VISIONS office? Relieved that the summer volunteer programs for high school students are over? Already gearing up for...
But some colleges question motives. By Alison Lobron When Becky McDougal, 17 traveled to Guadeloupe last summer to build homes for impoverished families, most of her inspiration came from the desire to help others, but some of it came in the mail. During her sophomore...
The Sanford Family – Napolean, Clarencia, Claudia, Mauricia, Provin, and Suzan The Sanford family has been a constant source of support and friendship on our Dominica teenage volunteer program abroad in the Carib Territory since our first summer in 1996. The Sanford’s...
You notice her immediately. Deep golden brown complexion. Close-cropped blonde hair. Flowing, colorful clothes, always the latest pret-a-porter French fashions from sunglasses to shoes¬. Standing barely 4’10” Pierrette Cairo is a giant of a human being, a force of...
VISIONS alumnus, Harry Weiner, embodies the concept of life-long service. Harry participated in VISIONS second season in 1990 in the Appalachia program. His program home base was in the Central Pennsylvania farmlands about six miles from VISIONS Newport office....
“We can barely keep up with it” said Kathy Stewart, the director of family trips at Butterfleld & Robinson, when asked about demand for the trips she organizes. Pamela Lassers of Abercrombie & Kent, reports that A&K has seen a 30 percent...
Joby Taylor, Guadeloupe program director, was invited by Guadeloupe’s Ministry of Culture to attend the island’s annual international Amer-Indian Celebration in April. Trois Rivieres, VISIONS host community for the past three summers, is an important...
“…there is no ‘average’ VISIONS staffer…” We tend to think that there is no “average” VISIONS staffer. Our staffers and directors are a pretty eclectic bunch of individuals who come on board with varied and enchanting tales of travel, a wide range of...
By Jennifer M. Jarvis & Hemant Part of growing up involves socializing and interacting with ones peers within schools and various organized groups and projects. One such organization is VISIONS International, a non-sectarian summer program which offers community...
