The Plan

Planning my EDGE project was probably the most difficult part.  I needed to figure things out such as how I would fund this and who my contacts would be.  I began by finding a trip that would suit my needs.  I am a member of Rural Health Scholars at SUU, and every semester they take part in service immersion trips. This was a blessing because they already work with Solid Rock International which is a program in that works with the Dominican Republic to help bring healthcare to their country. I signed up for the trip going in May 2014 and began to make plans.  The biggest obstacle as it is for many trips like this was the cost associated with it.  The price tag being $1600.  Being a college student with a family, I don't have much cash flow.  So, several months before I left, I began to look for people to help me to fund the trip.  Because this was a service trip, any donations counted as tax credits.  After months of talking to people, I was able to raise all of the money needed to pay for this trip. Now that the biggest obstacle was done, it was only the small stuff like worrying what to pack and who would drive to the airport.