Over the summer between my junior and senior year of high school, I went to India on a volunteer trip, to teach English to children at a local elementary school in the Himalayas. As they often say, a picture is worth a thousand words, so here are my pictures that I feel tell the strongest story:

"Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world."

- Howard Zinn

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”

- Maya Angelou

“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.”

- Dr. Seuss

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

- J.R.R. Tolkien

(The one that speaks for itself)

“All the elements of a Tibetan religious painting have a symbolic value. These symbols serve as aids to developing inner qualities on the spiritual path."

- Dalai Lama

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen, nor touched….but are felt in the heart.”

- Helen Keller