If you asked the kids at Newton School, they would tell you that I am a fun and energetic teacher. However, I would disagree with them; I am actually just one extra, slightly less pigmented, knowledge-hungry student. I have loved “teaching” at Newton School because I have lea
Whilst I had travelled for many years solo or trekking with a group, often I had found myself wanting to be a little more "hands on" in the communities I was experiencing; so in 2017 whilst taking a post business gap year and in the prime of my life at 50 I decided to volunteer w
Why I decided to volunteer in MexicoLast year we had to choose modules for our second year at university. When I saw the opportunity to go on a month’s placement I jumped at the chance. I looked into the different countries and placements for quite a while but all along I alway
I had just finished my exams, achieving the grades I wanted but still had no offers from medical schools to study this year. This meant I had a year out of education, and thus, could pursue aspirations I had always wanted to, like volunteering abroad. I wanted to combine my enjoy
After my first year of medical school, I knew I wanted to do a volunteer project abroad, but I wasn’t sure where to go or how I would go about it. Then, at my school, one of our faculty advisors told us about Projects Abroad and how they have a programme in Tanzania that aligne
Travelling for more than 18 hours to Cusco, Peru from Italy was an adventure all of its own. I was nervous, excited and did not know what to expect. My experience of volunteering in Peru was one that I will never forget and I miss Urubamba every day.Deciding to go to Peru was the
I’m not sure where to begin explaining my wonderful time spent teaching in Fiji. I’ll start by explaining who I am and why I chose Fiji and Projects Abroad.My name is Aaron; I am from the United States of America, and I graduated from a local University just weeks before my d
In July 2015, I waved goodbye to my friends and family, rolled my suitcase inside the automatic doors of the Salt Lake City International Airport, planted both of my sneakered feet on the smooth tile and realised that I was about to embark on the biggest adventure of my life. I w
I can honestly say I had no idea what to expect when I first landed in San José airport, as it was the first time I had left Europe as well as the first time I had traveled on my own. I certainly didn’t expect to be told by the first Costa Rican I’d met that my
My name is Allison and I am from New Jersey. I am currently a senior at the University of Miami in Florida. I am studying health science and psychology on the pre-physiotherapy track. I decided to come to Ghana for many reasons. First, I have had many experiences shadowing physio
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