Holidays are great. We all love them. But how well do you actually get to know your chosen destination and the people that live there? You certainly meet locals when you travel but usually you meet the ones who depend on your holiday spending for a living in restaurants, shops taxis etc. Holidays allow you… Continue reading Volunteering in Chile
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Volunteering in Ghana
Ben Hardy – Sports Volunteer in Ghana Ben Hardy joined a football coaching project in the Ghanaian capital of Accra in spring 2014. Ben will be starting a history degree this autumn. Ben volunteered for 5 weeks in Ghana. Before leaving for Ghana, I had no idea about what to expect of the culture and… Continue reading Volunteering in Ghana
Travel the world… in just a few months!
Whether you’re at school where the summer holidays stretch to six weeks, you’ve got a a whopping three months of summer at university or you’ve just left education and not sure what to do next, why not get involved in a mini gap year project abroad? Laura Redpath takes a look at some of the best short-term gap options that the… Continue reading Travel the world… in just a few months!
A Break From Routine: 2 Years in South Korea
When the final year of my undergrad degree arrived, I was totally clueless when it came to deciding which road to take. The exit sign pointed in two different directions: full-time employment or postgraduate study. Having sat exams annually since the age of 15, I felt pretty unmotivated by a postgrad and although employment seemed like a sensible… Continue reading A Break From Routine: 2 Years in South Korea