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Mei Lin McElhill \u201920 reflects on the ISP trip to El Salvador and how it challenged her to be immersed in another culture and to be open to learning.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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\u201cI am ruined!\u201d<\/p>\n

On May 31, I \u2013 along with 13 amazing people from the University \u2013 had the privilege of traveling to El Salvador for a journey that would leave me speechless and ruined (in a good way). El Salvador is one of the immersion-based International Service Trips sponsored by Campus Ministries in partnership with a faith-based organization called Christians for Peace in El Salvador (CRISPAZ).<\/p>\n

CRISPAZ focuses on building solidarity with marginalized communities whose values are reflected in foundational words such as justice, empowerment, accompaniment and solidarity. This immersion-based trip challenged me to completely immerse myself into another culture and to be open to learning..<\/p>\n

Read the full story.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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