A New Perspective in 88 Days

” It is the most life-affirming and confidence-building thing I have ever done.”

John Balke of Libertyville, Illinois completed a Spring Semester in the Southwest and gained not only technical and leadership skills, but a whole new perspective. “I loved it,” he recently told his local paper. “Besides the actual activities and things we did, NOLS gave me a different perspective on my life.”

While backpacking, rock climbing, caving, and canoeing through Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, John became a firm believer in the benefits of NOLS, telling people he knows to “do it” because of the payoffs he experienced. Excited by his experiences and the support his coursemates provided for him, John is now striving to become a NOLS instructor and plans to take a NOLS Alumni trip.

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