Hi friends and family!
I hope everyone is doing well in all of this chaos. I apologize for being inactive in updating... truth be told, there's not much going on on our end.
As of now, April 4th, the fall 2020 tour is still on! Everything is expected to be continued as planned, meaning, I'm still leaving in late June. I'm getting more and more excited by the minute.
I would, however, like to be as transparent as possible with all of my supporters. With the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the nations (quite literally), the world as we know it is very quickly changing. UWP has yet to release any official statement regarding their further action for my tour specifically, however, they did suspend the current Spring tour. I can't imagine the pain those students felt to have to leave their new best friends... but I know the organization is committed to creating some peace in the situation. Those students will still have the option to continue their tour, alongside me, in the fall.
With that being said, we do not know what will happen in the coming months. I am confident that this is the path I am meant to take. That could be in June, that could be next January. We simply do not, and cannot, know. This is my promise to all of you... no matter what I have to do post-pandemic - I WILL be traveling with Up With People.
It's going to be a complicated journey, but this is not an opportunity I'm willing to let slip away.
Thank you all for your support and guidance. I will be updating you as much as I can. <3
All love,
Ray Van Vleck
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