Annie’s Childcare Experience in Romania
I don’t really know why I chose Romania from Oyster’s destinations; I guess that I was just drawn to it, considering all the news about Ceauşescu’s orphanages in the past. I have …
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Margaret and Nicky’s time in Nepal
Right from my first phone call to Oyster Worldwide I felt confident that we were going to have a fantastic trip and we were not disappointed. Firstly we met Basant in Kathmandu …
Why take a Gap Year Volunteering in Tanzania?
Past Oyster volunteer Emma Collins gives an inspirational account of her time in Tanzania. ‘One look at my photos and i’m back in Tanzania. I can smell Africa. It’s distinctive and it …
Full days spent in Nepal on Leila’s Gap Year
Leila spent 4 months as a volunteer teacher in a Nepali village with Oyster on her gap year in 2009/10. This is what she had to say about her typical day… “Nepali …
Romania: a country full of contrast!
When I have to describe Romania to friends and acquaintances, the first way that I would say about this fascinating, beautiful country is that it is a country of contrasts. From arriving …
Alice Reid writes about her incredible experience teaching and working in a Tanzanian orphanage
I cannot now imagine not having the experience that I have just had and I don’t know why I deliberated about having a gap year so much. It was a tremendous few …
Emma’s fantastic winter season teaching kids in Whistler Canada
I had always loved skiing and had a ski season on my to-do list for several years, so the opportunity to work in one of the best ski resorts in North America, …
Megan and her most amazing life-style experience in the Outback!
The last month and a half or so of my stay on Boongoondoo Station were spent doing the Mustering. What an exciting time it was. Out on the horses everyday, rounding up …
Missed out on University? Consider a Gap Year!
Many people are turning the gloom and doom of the recession into an opportunity to get out of the UK, travel and do some worthwhile work abroad. With the lack of employment …
Leah Arnold gives us an insight into a typical day in Nepal…
I was teaching and living with a family in Tokha, a small and very traditional Newari village on the outskirts of Nepal. Every morning we were woken by the turkeys. At 5am …
