It can happen in a split second, but it will cause problems big time: what to do when you lose your passport abroad? Last year I had my purse pick-pocketed four weeks into a six month trip around Latin America. I’m usually pretty careful at keeping my currency safe and separate
I decided to volunteer with Projects Abroad in Ghana as it was a perfect opportunity to combine my love and passion for sport with a desire I have had for some time to explore Africa.Arriving in GhanaI arrived in Ghana on the 3rd of August 2013, with a great sense of anticip
I graduated in December 2016 with my Bachelors of Science degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders. Instead of starting my Master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology immediately, I wanted to take a break and do something worthwhile that could benefit others and help me
My placement was at the National Hospital of Traditional Medicine (NHTM) in Hanoi, Vietnam. I have just finished my second year of studying medicine at the University of Manchester, England. I have always been interested in paediatrics and I love to travel and experience differen
After three challenging and exhausting years at university, I felt more than ready to move on to a new adventure and finally put all the skills I had learned into practice. After many months of searching the internet for occupational therapy volunteer projects abroad, I was confi
Summer was edging closer and closer and I still hadn’t decided how to spend it. I didn’t want to just sit around and do nothing, I wanted to do something productive with the time I had away from school.I have always been interested in helping people and concerned about the he
This is my volunteering story of my time in Peru with Projects Abroad. I was doing a Sports placement in the Cusco area which I thought would help give me a head start at University since I am doing a sports coaching and development degree. Fortunately with Projects Abroad, they
I went on the 2 Week Care & Community Special in the Akuapem Hills, Ghana in July, and it turned out to be two of the best weeks of my life. I don’t know what drew me to choose Ghana, but I’m very glad I went!First impressions of GhanaI arrived in Ghana with no real idea
I left London in the middle of January with no idea of what to expect, as I had never been to South America before, could hardly speak any Spanish and had never been away for so many months by myself before. However, I was very much looking forward to embracing a completely diffe
Whilst on my gap year, I knew that I wanted to teach English abroad. When researching organisations that could help me achieve this at fairly short notice, I found Projects Abroad. Having never travelled to Asia before, Hanoi seemed like a suitable fit. I wanted to do my project
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