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
I landed in Ulaanbaatar, (UB once you’re a local) in Mongolia. After 18 hours of travelling and having left a cold and blustery Sydney winters evening, I walked through the plane door into a land so unimaginably different from my home.Arriving in MongoliaAfter getting through c
I first visited Africa as a bright eyed sixteen year old, looking for a challenge and a change of scenery. I knew before I left that I would be coming back.It had originally been my intention to spend six months to a year there, taking a gap year in one of the Sub-Saharan countri
Hello there! My name is Hannah. In May 2018, I spent the month in Romania on the volunteer Archaeology Project. This was my first trip away without my parents or best friends, but I wasn't as nervous or anxious as one might think. Having had the trip booked for a year and a half,
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