I traveled with a group of ten students to serve with iSPiiCE during January 2012. Upon returning to my university, my supervisor asked me about my experience. I simply replied: "I have returned a different person than when I left."
The staff at iSPiice are simply amazing; they provided for our every need! They were gracious, patient and hospitable. Most of all, they were a fun group of folks to be with. Being 55 I experienced the trip differently from my 20-year old college students, and the staff ensured that all of us grained tremendously and felt engaged. They made certain that we encountered that perfect balance of adventure and support.
I simply cannot say enough about this program, the organizational leaders, and the people I worked with in India. I vow to return!
What would you improve about this program?
I wish I had been better prepared mentally for the travel to the program. The flight from the US, the long, long, long train ride (our train took 11 hours getting there), and then a car ride.
Nothing the program could have done about this.
Our return trip was easily because I knew what we would face...and the return train only took about eight hours...such is the way with trains in India.
Other than that, the program itself was ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!
