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Writer's pictureKendall Ripley

Reflections from Panama: World Youth Day 2019


 

In January, Corporate Travel brought a group of over 60 young people from the Archdiocese of Detroit and St. Francis of Assisi Parish (Ann Arbor, MI) to Panama City for the 16th World Youth Day. To gain some insight into the World Youth Day phenomena, we asked our tour managers Maeve Dauphinais and Jean Uthmeier to share their experience!

Group of young people celebrating at world youth day 2019
"WYD creates a unique combination of peoples and faith practices all under the umbrella of the universal Mother Church."

Q: Jean, you’re a World Youth Day veteran! How many WYD’s have you attended?

Jean: This was my third World Youth Day. I went to Madrid in 2011, Poland in 2016, and now Panama. I’m excited for Lisbon in 2022! 


Q: Maeve, was this your first WYD?

Maeve: That’s right! This was my first time.