As student veterinarians, we have a responsibility to use our education to the benefit of both animals and people locally and internationally.  The Global Vets mentality has similarities to the One Health Initiative, which we value and will do our best to implement in our travel. It emphasizes the integration of animal, veterinary and social communities. Veterinarians can have direct impacts on people’s lives by improving productive agriculture and the welfare of companion animals, limiting destructive effects of feral populations, and conserving natural species that have subtle but important impacts on local ecosystems.  Our travels will include stints at the Belize Hopkins Humane Society and Ambato municipal shelter/PAE Ambato in Ecuador, where we will be able to assist in spay/neuter clinics, the management of feral populations, and community outreach.  We will also volunteer at La Senda Verde, a wildlife rehabilitation center in Bolivia to gain more insight on the husbandry and veterinary care of exotic species. There are experiences to be gained in Central and South America that we will not have an opportunity to see in Canada, and in turn we hope to our new knowledge to provide better care for patients back home.