What is the Alumni Raffle? We love to read about your time with Projects Abroad, and we know that your stories help others too. As an extra incentive to share your experiences, you will be entered into our monthly raffle to win an extra $130 alumni voucher, each time you le
Learn directly from doctors in hospitals and do health checks during outreaches with a group your age.
It isn’t easy to explain what Microfinance is. The Cambridge Dictionary gives this simple definition: “Microfinance is the activity of providing financial services, such as small loans, to poor people or new businesses that cannot use traditional banking services, usu
Last spring I made the decision to spend August in Peru doing a Medical project with Projects Abroad, and it has been one of the most difficult and wonderful experiences of my life. Being close to graduation from university, I was looking for an internship that would combine my l
I am a junior at a college in Knoxville, Tennessee. My interest with Tanzania began during my freshman year when a professor enlightened me that regular people, like me, could climb to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro, the peak of Africa. I decided to do some research on different oppo
I previously volunteered in Nepal on the Teaching and Care Projects through Projects Abroad. I absolutely loved the experience and wanted to do it all over again, but decided I wanted more of a physical than a mental challenge. This led me to join the Building Project, which was
Writing about my experiences in Costa Rica is a daunting task: not because I have nothing to write about or because I spent an un-enjoyable two months there; but precisely the opposite. I have so many great memories and I can not speak highly enough of the country and its people
Buna Ziua! That means “Hello” in Romanian!My name is Sarah Westin. I just started my first year of college after a magnificent five-month abroad gap year with Projects Abroad. My time in Romania with Projects Abroad was completely unforgettable, thanks to the locals, the land
As an occupational therapy student mid-way through my degree at the University of Sydney, I had always wondered what my future profession would look like in practice within a developing country. I also desired to challenge myself to get out of my comfort zone and expand my worldv
When I arrived...I stepped off the plane in Cordoba and landed in a completely different world. Even the landscape had changed, not to mention the language, the culture and yet, since walking into my host family’s flat, I felt nothing but at home there. They may not speak Engli
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