Gap Class of 2010-11

Abdo Barakat 
Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon - Toronto, ON
GAP Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Education: M.S. Finance, The George Washington University '09 - B.A. Economics, American University of Beirut '07
Service: Ignite Youth Group, Word of Life office
Life outside GAP: Learning guitar, writing music, shooting gap videos, consuming and tasting home-brewed beer, and learning to appreciate Michigan football!

Ben Wulpi 
Hometown: Fort Wayne, Indiana
GAP Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Education: B.A. in Bible & Religion, Huntington University 2010
Service: UCO staff in Ann Arbor, other various things that gappers do
Life outside GAP: Frisbee, napping, birdwatching, frolicking in meadows, podracing, chair-sitting, crocheting scarves, pencil sharpening, performing concerts with my nose-flute

Montserrat Navarrete 
Hometown: Acapulco, Mexico
GAP Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Education: Will study Architecture when i return home
Service: High School, Middle-School and the Community Office
Life outside GAP: I enjoy spending my time walking or sharing with my friends, reading or cooking desserts (sometimes:) and I love to dance.

Niamh McFadden
Hometown: Belfast, N. Ireland
GAP Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Education: BSc Geography, Queen's University Belfast
Service: Ignite High School, UCO and Word of Life Offices
Life outside GAP: Things of a geographical nature, walking, reading, making friends with people who like tea, bananagrams, trying/failing to bake and the occasional adventure with friends.

Ana Aragon
Hometown: San Jose, Costa Rica
GAP Location: Detroit, Michigan
Education: Starts college Fall 2011 Eastern Michigan, Theater Arts
Service: YouthWorks-Detroit Staff, Edify Youth Teacher, Bezalel Asistant, Youth Group assistant director, Catechist. Among other things. 
Life outside GAP: I love reading, babysitting, volleyball, soccer, basketball, and just hanging out with people.

Andy Jordan
Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland
GAP Location: Detroit, Michigan
Education: Sports Science, University of Glasgow.
Service: Youthworks Detroit, Servants of the Word Household
Life outside GAP: Playing football (the European version), socializing at the nearest watering hole.

Sam Wolf
Hometown: St. Paul, Minnesota
GAP Location: Detroit, Michigan
Education: B.A Political Sciene, University of Minnesota 10'
Service:YouthWorks-Detroit: Finances, EdifYouth, Bezalel, organising Urban Encounter
Life outside GAP: Reading classical literature; hanging out with friends; travelling.

Sarah Nilles
Hometown: Holland, Iowa
GAP Location: Detroit, Michigan
Education: Catholic Studies at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
Service: Youthworks Detroit staff
Life outside GAP: Thinking whistfully of riding into the sunset on a tractor through a large field of corn in the Iowan hinterlands.

John Mamonluk
Hometown: Vancouver, British Columbia
GAP Location: Lansing, Michigan
Education: Bachelor of Philosophy, University of British Columbia
Service:  Campus Outreach Staff, House Servant  
Life outside GAP: Jamming and playing guitar/bass, Fellowshipping, good conversations, eating and I really enjoy taking long showers.

 

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Hometown: Belfast, N. Ireland
GAP Location: Lansing, Michigan
Education: Starting Queens University Belfast 2011
Service: CYA Staff, Asaph, Kairos Office, Making people laugh uncontrollably.
Life outside GAP: Listening to hipster music, collecting Converse All-Stars, conspiring to get farm animals into the Gap program.

Nicole Terwilliger
Hometown: Ann Arbor, Michigan
GAP Location: Lansing, Michigan
Education: B.A. International Relations, Minor in Middle East Studies, Grand Valley State University '10
Service: Special Ops and clandestine missions for Kairos and UCO
Life outside GAP: Playing with fuzzy baby animals, receiving aggressive driving tactics training, and sleeping.

Paul Michael Graham
Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland
GAP Location: Lansing, Michigan
Education: English Lit MA, University of Glasgow '10  
Service: Tabor House, Sword of the Spirit Teaching Team Intern, CYA Staff, Asaph Program Director of Piggy-Backs
Life outside GAP: Playing and watching football (real football, with feet); writing and reading; bad jokes; travel; music; looking at stuff; ideas.