Having spent a fair amount of my childhood in East Africa, I knew I wanted to return to the place where many generations of my family grew up.Landing in Kilimanjaro airport, I felt slightly anxious as well as excited as to what the next two months would hold. Having found my driv
Choosing to volunteer in Ghana There were several things that made me want to volunteer in Ghana. Firstly, I really wanted to contribute towards positive change for communities in need. I also wanted to experience something bigger than myself and my city; a new culture with new i
To start off, it is important to know that I am a city girl. I have grown up in New York City where there are over forty buildings in a two-block radius, and no more than thirty trees on one city block. The only animals I have come in to contact with are rats, pigeons, dogs, and
Before I joined the Conservation project in Ghandruk, I had been trekking around the Annapurna area, seeing beautiful views and meeting lovely people, but none of that even compared to how welcoming Ghandruk was. Few things beat living high on a hillside with beautiful views of t
My arrivalI stayed in Cape Coast between 12th of June through to the 9th August. I began my journey from Heathrow airport where I flew directly to Accra airport taking around six and half hours, and from there travelled three and half hours on a local mini bus known locally
1. What were your initial concerns when your daughter suggested volunteering abroad?Mum: My main concern was for my daughter’s safety whilst travelling alone. Although Bryony had travelled before, she hadn’t been travelling outside Europe by herself.Dad: My concerns
Back home I live in a small suburban city in Warren, Michigan in the United States of America. I’ve recently graduated from Michigan State University with my Bachelors of Sciences in Biomedical Laboratory Sciences. I’m a pre-med student and currently in a gap year before purs
In July 2018, I travelled to Ghana to take part in the four-week High School Special Medicine Project. I was nervous about travelling to a foreign country on my own but as I found out, I need not have worried as I had the time of my life!My first memory of Ghana is stepping off t
It’s About SharingAt the age of 69, I decided that it was now or never. If I wanted to see and experience a bit of the world. I could have gone on an organised tourist trip somewhere but that did not seem to fit the bill. I have, for many years, been interested in East Africa a
I am an 18 year old student from the United States who finished high school last spring. Before I started university, I wanted to take some time off to explore the world and see what environmental conservation looks like in the field. I found Projects Abroad online and it seemed
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