Alternative Break Immersion

Kyle Shinseki  I am a Jesuit scholastic in my first year of Philosophy and Theology studies at Loyola University Chicago.  I was born and raised in Hawaii and worked in both the private and nonprofit sectors before joining the Society of Jesus in 2009.  Aside from my interest in immigration issues, cooking is one of [...]

Let me introduce our team that will be joining us on the trip! Tyler Tittle Hi my name is Tyler and I am a junior studying Biology. I became interested in social justice issues after reading the book Disturbing the Peace: The Story of Father Roy Bourgeois and the Movement to Close the School of [...]

Greetings All! My name is Haley and I am the student co-leader for the Mexico Alternative Break Immersion to CCIDD in Cuernavaca.  Just a few words about myself: I am a junior at Loyola with concentrations in International Studies, Latin American Studies, and Spanish. This trip will be a lot of “firsts” for me. It [...]

It seems like yesterday that the seven of us  came together at December orientation ready to embark on this journey together. Now, it is the day before we leave – less than 18 hours – and I am astounded and excited for how far we have come and where we have left to go. In [...]

Hello, my name is Daniel Campos and I am a psychology major here at Loyola. I am excited to participate in this ABI trip because I have a lot of family members who are from El Salvador. I am especially excited about the home stay. I am curious to see how my knowledge of the [...]

Hi! My name is Emily. I’m a freshman and am planning on majoring in English and Education, with a minor in Spanish. I am really excited that I have the opportunity to experience the culture in El Salvador, and I can’t wait to learn first-hand about its history.

My name is Joanna Chorazeczewski and I am studying Molecular Biology, with a Neuroscience and Chemistry Minor. In the future I hope to attend medical school and eventually work abroad helping under developed countries around the world. I have attended 2 other ABIs in Mexico however, I am passionate about this particular trip to El [...]

My name is Rajelin Escondo. I am a senior, Psychology and Sociology Major with a minor in Urban Studies and a member of the Interdisciplinary Honors Program. As an upcoming college graduate, I am looking to end my four years at Loyola with a (service oriented, international) bang. I never traveled abroad while I was [...]

Hello! My name is Andrew Gaillardetz and I am a Junior at Loyola. I am a Bio/premed student in the Honors program, and minoring in Spanish, Theology, and Bioethics.  My dream job would be to open up an orphanage in Latin America where I could be the primary physician and teach some too! It’s kind [...]

I am thrilled to have this opportunity to travel to El Salvador with ABI this year because it will place me back in the land where my own vocation began.  It is a place that provided me with life experience that taught me gratitude and opened my eyes to a reality of how huge populations [...]