I was an 18-year-old American girl, fresh out of high school and I decided to take a gap year. By July 2011, I was flying to Peru to volunteer in the Amazon rainforest with Projects Abroad. It was the start of my gap year and I was incredibly excited for this new adventure!My Con
I had the most amazing time during my project in Vietnam. It was such an incredible opportunity to learn about Vietnam’s health care system and seeing how my chosen profession is practiced in a developing country. Everyone in the department is very easy to get along with, and a
Sea turtles have roamed the ocean for over 150 million years, but now, their reign is rapidly ending because of plastic pollution in the ocean. The ocean is quickly becoming plastic soup. Researchers have estimated that more than 8 million tons of plastic end up in our oce
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
As I was approaching the end of my four-year occupational therapy degree in Australia, I began to consider my options post-graduation. My options were to look for work straight away, travel, or fulfil my long-term dream of volunteering abroad – and looking back, I can say I def
I am currently a nursing student in the sunny state of Florida. I decided to do the Medicine Project with Projects Abroad in early August. Choosing Nepal was easy for me because I knew I wanted to go somewhere in Asia. I had already travelled to South America so I wanted to exper
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
I never considered myself a humanitarian. Nor had I believed I possessed the patience for teaching. I had never been particularly good with kids. And the last time I held a hammer…well, I’m not even sure if I own a hammer. So, really, what possessed me to sign myself up for 2
It has now been four months since I came home from Mongolia so I have had time to sit down and reflect. It is fair to say that my stay there was one of the best times of my life and I cannot thank Projects Abroad enough for the opportunity. It really was that good…Why Mongolia?
First Impressions of AccraI have always wanted to volunteer in Africa, so when I heard about the international volunteering opportunities with Projects Abroad, I jumped at the chance! I am a law student and am extremely passionate about human rights, so I thought that volunteerin
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