BY LUKE GALLION Jamaica holds a special place in my heart. This year’s trip marked my fourth trip to Jamaica in the past three years, and I consider it my second home. In addition to going on the Intercollegiate YMCA spring break trip for three years now, I also spent six weeks this past summer staying at Moorlands Camp and doing various service projects. With all of that being said, I was very excited to go on this year’s spring break trip. I was ecstatic to get to see some of my Jamaican friends and to serve the people of a country that means so much to me. What I learned, though, was that the trip would benefit me just as much as it benefited the people of Jamaica.
One of my favorite components of the trip is forming new friendships and strengthening existing friendships. Throughout the week, our group of students became closer than any other group with which I had served in the past. I can personally say that I had positive interaction with every member of our group and formed a number of new friendships with people who I had previously never met. I also grew closer with people who I knew before going on the trip. These friendships formed in numerous ways - inside jokes were formed while working on projects together, laughter was shared on our crazy bus rides, and people shared feelings and personal stories during late night conversations and star watching. These friendships, which were formed on a common ground of a passion for service, are friendships that will last a lifetime and that I will never forget.
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