A snapshot of life in the Outback
Julia Innes, on the work programme in the Australian Outback, kindly shares some of her thoughts and photos with us. Thanks Julia! The training farm was good. Justin prepped us well for …
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The truth about tuition fees and student debt
Cambridge has now announced that their tuition fees will be hiked up to £9000 for the academic year of 2012. Other universities will now start following suit, stating how much they intend …
The Romanian Bears Experience
Past volunteer Anne tells us all about life at the bear sanctuary in Brasov. A typical day at the sanctuary goes like this: make it up as you go along. There is …
62 days of living with bears
Larissa Gleason tells us all about her time living with bears in Romania- it sounds like she had an excellent time in this amazing location. Thanks very much Larissa! Volunteering in Romania at …
The final days at the paradise beach placement
Tomorrow I am leaving this beach, and I must admit that I am going to be sad to go. I have had such an amazing time here, keeping very busy with the …
A day in the life of working with turtles
Anne’s account of life at the Paradise Beach Placement continues: This morning I woke up and realised that something very strange was going on. It was very quiet. An intensely bright light …
The sighting of the Giant- amazing turtles in Costa Rica
I awoke on my first day at the paradise beach project to the torrential rain that I have become accustomed to. Will it ever stop? We first walked to the soda, the …
Saving the turtles in Costa Rica- Blog 1, The Community Project First Impressions
Recently returned from our brand new project in Costa Rica, Anne tells us all about living and volunteering on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica in several installments spanning all the project …
Too young to take a gap year?
The typical gap year is generally taken post A-levels, post university or as a career break. For actress and human rights supporter, Emma Thompson, her idea of taking a career break gap …
Develop your professional skills: Teaching
Develop your professional skills with a gap year: teaching So you want to be a teacher – or maybe you’ve been at it for years. Either way, a gap year project involving …
