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Samantha O'Brien

Name: Samantha O’Brien School: University of Massachusetts Major(s): Biology and Psychology/Neuroscience, Pre-Med Class year: 2019 When...

Emily Adelsberger & Samantha O'Brien

Jun 28, 20162 min read

Nightly Reflections, Part 1

One of the most valuable aspects of a journey to Haiti is recognizing that it is challenging, it will surpass your expectations in many...

Emily Adelsberger

Jun 20, 20163 min read

The Most Important $10 You'll Ever Pay

Haiti’s spunky attitude towards visitors is on display from the minute they step off the airplane. In the midst of the dizzying frenzy,...

Frank Schulze

Jun 17, 20162 min read

Session 3, Days 1-4

YourStory International is proud to announce that our summer sessions have begun and are a huge success so far. Caroline Mountain will be...

Emily Adelsberger & Caroline Mountain

Jun 13, 20164 min read

Advocate Training

YourStory International always welcomes new advocates. As our veteran advocates graduate, we look forward to getting new students...

Emily Adelsberger

Jun 3, 20162 min read

Rachel Gaufberg

Name: Rachel Gaufberg School: Clark University Major: Psychology, Pre-Med Class year: 2017 Expeditions: May 2015, January 2016 Current...

Emily Adelsberger & Rachel Gaufberg

May 20, 20162 min read

Inspiring young scientists and engineers

In March, we sent a group of our Advocates to Jonestown, Mississippi to hold a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math)...

YourStory International

May 13, 20162 min read

Caroline Mountain

Name: Caroline Mountain School: UMass Amherst Majors: Psychology and Education Class year: 2019 When and how did you get involved with...

Emily Adelsberger & Caroline Mountain

May 6, 20162 min read

Being the Best You Can Be

When you consider going on a service trip, the first benefit that comes to mind is the positive impact that you and your group will have...

Emily Adelsberger

Apr 28, 20163 min read

Allie Krebs

Name: Alyssa (Allie) Krebs Board position: Director of Nursing and Clinic Coordination Occupation: Registered Nurse BSN - Specialty in...

Emily Adelsberger & Allie Krebs

Apr 21, 20162 min read

Learning how to say hello

Here at UMass, we are excited to announce that we have received an abundance of applications for this summer’s expeditions. YSI will be...

Emily Adelsberger

Apr 11, 20162 min read

How we evaluate our work

At YourStory International, we strive to rigorously assess the impact of all our programs. We would like to take a moment to update you...

YourStory International

Apr 6, 20162 min read

Frank Schulze

Name: Frank Schulze School: UMass Amherst Major(s): Finance, History, and Economics Class year: Junior When and how did you get...

Frank Schulze & Emily Adelsberger

Mar 29, 20163 min read

Music and its role on our journeys

One of the hardest parts of going anywhere new is trying to understand your surroundings and find your way around, especially if there is...

Emily Adelsberger

Mar 23, 20163 min read

Introducing #StartYourStory

After each of our eight-day expeditions, advocates return to America feeling invigorated and excited about their journey to Haiti and...

Emily Adelsberger

Mar 16, 20161 min read

We just launched something big!

YourStory International started 2016 off with a bang! We would like to take a moment to update you on our recent work. The Pont Morel...

YourStory International

Mar 7, 20162 min read