Where are they now? Katy MacKay tells her story of volunteering in Tanzania
Back in 2009, Katy set off on her gap year to Tanzania with Oyster Worldwide. As part of our ‘where are they now?’ series, Katy has got in touch to tell us …
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Amy Hall reflects on her volunteering experience in Tanzania 3 years ago
We’ve just received this great article from Amy Hall about her time as volunteering in Tanzania in 2011. Amy is now in her final year of University and still looks back on her …
Life as a veterinary intern in South Africa
2014: Veterinary internship in South Africa is launched In 2014 we were delighted to be able to extend the breadth of our projects on the Big 5 game reserve in South Africa. …
An insight into medical volunteering in Romania
A Destination Manager’s insight into the medical volunteering project in Brasov County In January I boarded an early morning flight to Bucharest, where I was greeted with deep snow and a smiling …
One month volunteering with elephants- by Darina Brejtrova
In May this year I have swapped my office chair for wellies, waterproofs and rubber gloves. As strange as it may seem, it was a voluntary and very much welcomed change. I …
Will Hall’s summer of volunteering in Romania
This past summer I spent five weeks volunteering in Romania in Brasov on the Oyster Worldwide childcare volunteering programme. Volunteering in Romania The work was quite possibly the most fulfilling, challenging and …
What universities think about gap year veterinary experience
Increasing number of veterinary students are taking some time out of education to gain some gap year veterinary experience. With the rising expectations from universities, this has proven to be one of …
National Read A Book Day: Our recommend travel reads.
September the 6th is National Read A Book Day…it is the time to turn off the television, push work to the side and enjoy the relaxation of reading! My sister and …
Sophie Browne tells us about her Nepal experience
When I first decided to take a gap year, I immediately found myself faced with a thousand different choices of what to do, where to go, and which company to go with. …
Where are they now? Jen Wright reflects on her time in Tanzania
I couldn’t have asked for a better gap year experience. One of the great things about choosing Oyster as a smaller company for my gap year meant that I personally knew the …
