By: Jessica Hardiman Before boarding a plane, receiving a passport stamp, or stepping into a new culture, RootEd Global students spent the year actively engaging in meaningful service within their own communities. As part of their program, students were asked to complete local service hours before traveling abroad. This year, students collectively contributed an impressive 962 hours of service across Utah through environmental initiatives, fundraising efforts, community event

By: Allie Sherman I have never flown internationally before. I can still remember the way my heart was beating as I saw the Eiffel Tower from outside the airplane’s window, thousands of feet above the ground. When we climbed off the plane in Rabat, the ocean breeze called to me: “let’s have an adventure.” I closed my eyes and soaked in the feeling you get from being somewhere strange and new. When I opened them, I saw three soldiers walking on the tarmac. The two on the ends

By: Justin Powell This July, Youthlinc will take its first team to Colombia, but this story didn’t begin this year. It began with relationship. Over the past several years, Youthlinc has had the privilege of hosting three extraordinary Colombian leaders through the U.S. State Department’s Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI): Sebastián, María, and most recently, Juan Pablo. Each fellow left a lasting imprint on our organization, and each helped lay the groundwork f