While visiting Scotland, they looked for the Loch Ness monster, gorge walked along the River Tag and rode the Jacobite Steam Railway made famous in the Harry Potter movies as the Hogwart’s Express.
“This experience is something I will always remember,” Trevor said. “To see Stonehenge that dates to 3,000 BC is just breathtaking. It is hard to image how the stones got there. And riding in the London Eye that’s over 443 feet high — the view from there is amazing.”
He added, “To see all the castles, like Warwick castle that dates back to 1068... it is hard to believe people actually lived there. Plus getting to see some of the castles where they have filmed Harry Potter and riding the Hogwart’s Express over the Glenfinnan Viaduct — which was in ‘Chamber of Secrets’ movie was really neat.”
The delegations also learned about the local customs, experienced local act-ivities like punting (a wooden boat ride) on the River Cherwell and playing cricket.
“Cricket is harder than it looks,” Neidlinger said.
The delegation also tried some of the traditional foods, like haggis.
Neidlinger explained that haggis is a sheep’s heart, lungs and liver cooked in the sheep’s stomach. “It was OK/ I’m glad to say I tried it.”
Trevor was selected to participate in the educational travel program and is completing the academic credit requirements related to the program’s culture and heritage excursions.
    He traveled under the leadership of Marcie Coop-er, a teacher-leader from Warsaw. The group was accompanied throughout their adventure by a local delegation manager who coordinated the cultural and recreational excursions.
    Before departing, Trevor attended several orientation meetings with program leaders and fellow delegates to learn about the destination and prepare for the journey.
“We had four meetings starting in January. They really helped me with learning about the countries we visited and getting to know the other two delegates, Sam and Sydney, and our leader Mrs. Cooper,” he said.
Before they left, delegates also got involved in their communities with a service project.
“For my community service project,” Trevor said, “I decided to write letters to American soldiers to let them know how much they are appreciated. I got my pod of classes at Riverside, a class at Jefferson Elem-entary and a Girl Scout troop to help me. I was able to send more than 140 letters.”
Neidlinger also learned about his own community and how the local government works by being “Mayor for a Day” with Plymouth Mayor Mark Senter.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower founded People to People during his presidency in 1956. He believed that ordinary citizens of different nations could make a difference where governments could not.  People to People Ambassador program is based in Spokane, Wash., and has been coordination educations travel for nearly 50 years. 
Neidlinger adds, “I would definitely encourage anyone who has the opportunity to go on a People to People Student Ambassador trip. It is an awesome experience!”