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The stories below are open and honest, written by our volunteers - while away and once they have returned.
And there are lots of photos!
You can also call us for e-mail addresses of past volunteers, and chat to them yourself!
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- Haneef Abdulrehman (in Argentina)
- Eleonore Van Wonterghem (in Argentina)
- Valeria Mariani (in Argentina)
- Jennifer Way (in Bolivia)
- Kari Franklin (in Bolivia)
- Richard Hughes (in Bolivia)
- Vanina Preney (in Bolivia)
- Yamini Patel (in Cambodia)
- Jonathan Goetz (in China)
- Michiel Kemeling (in China)
- Shaun Passey (in China)
- Matt Lim (in Costa Rica)
- Ruediger Koch (in Costa Rica)
- Kassandra Earls (in Costa Rica)
- Ajay Moti (in Ethiopia)
- Anna Dailey (in Ethiopia)
- David Ruff (in Ethiopia)
- Sonja Darlington (in Ethiopia)
- Aaron Weir (in Fiji)
- Sia Boima (in Fiji)
- Amy Bell (in Ghana)
- Isobel Towse (in Ghana)
- Jan van Hovell (in Ghana)
- Kim Brereton (in Ghana)
- Mark Braude (in Ghana)
- Michelle Cadby (in Ghana)
- Rowena Kuijper (in Ghana)
- Ruth Bowling (in Ghana)
- Samantha Barlow (in Ghana)
- Susanna Mullard (in Ghana)
- Victoria Murray (in Ghana)
- Anne Bate (in India)
- Kevin Emery (in India)
- Fiona Campbell (in India)
- Jessica Hills (in India)
- Jonathan Galton (in India)
- Shannon Teekah (in India)
- Daphne Wake (in Jamaica)
- Andrea Martins (in Mexico)
- Robert Johnson (in Mexico)
- Sarah Reid (in Mexico)
- Tessa Adamson (in Mexico)
- Derek Sola (in Mongolia)
- Rebecca Gilsdorf (in Morocco)
- Samantha Fuller (in Morocco)
- Andrew Fryer (in Nepal)
- Caspar Erskine (in Nepal)
- Chris Rae (in Nepal)
- David Firth (in Nepal)
- Anna Keenlyside (in Peru)
- Ben Peers (in Peru)
- Ike Crews (in Peru)
- Chris Dominey (in Peru)
- Joanna Blint (in Peru)
- Joanna King (in Peru)
- John Keane (in Peru)
- Katherine Shirtcliffe (in Peru)
- Katherine Wragg (in Peru)
- Laura Gent (in Peru)
- Lindsay Linning (in Peru)
- Paul Merchant (in Peru)
- Patricia Cooper-Smith (in Peru)
- Richard Bartlett (in Peru)
- Susan Keane (in Peru)
- Tom Bennett (in Peru)
- Josh Fellerman (in Romania)
- Lara Hogg (in Romania)
- Paula Willars (in Romania)
- Alex Midha (in Senegal)
- Alice Harvey (in Senegal)
- Anna Reed (in Senegal)
- Danielle Paffard (in Senegal)
- Joe Leather (in Senegal)
- Leila Mulloy (in Senegal)
- Sushant Mukherjee (in Senegal)
- Fleur Harris (in South Africa)
- Jennifer Clack (in South Africa)
- Katie Jennings (in South Africa)
- Natalie King (in South Africa)
- Tom Bartlett (in South Africa)
- Vicky Higgs (in South Africa)
- Adam Kessler (in Sri Lanka)
- Ash Morton (in Sri Lanka)
- Claire Blakemore (in Sri Lanka)
- Claire Fuller (in Sri Lanka)
- Claire Murray (in Sri Lanka)
- Fiona Whyte (in Sri Lanka)
- Helen Poole (in Sri Lanka)
- Rosanne van Herksen (in Sri Lanka)
- Sinead Watt (in Sri Lanka)
- Victoria Plume (in Sri Lanka)
- Khatidja Janmohamed (in Tanzania)
- Iain O'Leary (in Thailand)
- Jessica Ward (in Thailand)
- Judith Reid (in Thailand)
- Jeff Hurst (in Togo)
- Care
- Celine Haynes (in Argentina)
- Eleanor Updegraff (in Argentina)
- Melissa Jarrell (in Argentina)
- Michela Steet (in Argentina)
- Chris Turner (in Bolivia)
- Diana Jones (in Bolivia)
- Katy Fraser (in Bolivia)
- Tessa Henwood-Mitchell (in Bolivia)
- Wendy Mawson (in Brazil)
- Gemma Morgan (in Cambodia)
- Heledd Jones (in Cambodia)
- Jacqueline Gunn (in Cambodia)
- Marlyn Smit-Hooftman (in Cambodia)
- Monica Nanne (in Cambodia)
- Laura Stonehouse (in Cambodia)
- Rachael Jewitt (in Cambodia)
- Daniel Tewkesbury (in Ethiopia)
- Emily Smith (in Ethiopia)
- Jessica Warner (in Ethiopia)
- Lisa Jung (in Ethiopia)
- Alexandra Watts (in Ghana)
- Alice Wang (in Ghana)
- Allie Fetherston (in Ghana)
- Alyssa Jones (in Ghana)
- Ashleigh Walton (in Ghana)
- Breanna McGowan (in Ghana)
- Dorothy Appleyard (in Ghana)
- Hannah Simmons (in Ghana)
- Helen Baines (in Ghana)
- Isobel Towse (in Ghana)
- Julia Simone (in Ghana)
- Katy Aggus (in Ghana)
- Laura Beagley (in Ghana)
- Laura McKenzie-Wynne (in Ghana)
- Liam Goulding (in Ghana)
- Margot Le Neveu (in Ghana)
- Melanie Dane (in Ghana)
- Melody Ambrose (in Ghana)
- Natalie Raperport (in Ghana)
- Netta Beardsmore (in Ghana)
- Oliver Birch (in Ghana)
- Peter Gwilliam (in Ghana)
- Rachel Macklin (in Ghana)
- Rebecca McKeown (in Ghana)
- Rowena Kuijper (in Ghana)
- Sarah Foley (in Ghana)
- Susanna Mullard (in Ghana)
- Sukey Ho (in Ghana)
- Tracy Maryan (in Ghana)
- Victoria Murray (in Ghana)
- Hannah Headden (in India)
- Heena Gudka (in India)
- Hema Bhakta (in India)
- Mary Watkins (in India)
- Diane Flowers (in Jamaica)
- Meriel Anderson (in Jamaica)
- Peter Cooper (in Jamaica)
- Stefanie Harris (in Jamaica)
- Zerin Osman (in Jamaica)
- Eleanor Smith (in Mexico)
- Francesca de Felice (in Mexico)
- Laura Bradford (in Mexico)
- Meredith Gleason (in Mexico)
- Morgan Hoder (in Mexico)
- Stacy Edwards (in Mexico)
- Amanda Fisher (in Moldova)
- Amelia Stevens (in Moldova)
- Christien de Kruif (in Moldova)
- Elizabeth Miller (in Moldova)
- Kate Watkins (in Moldova)
- Kerri Jang (in Moldova)
- Rebecca Pitt (in Moldova)
- Steven Wrench (in Moldova)
- Derek Sola (in Mongolia)
- Thomas Vanson (in Mongolia)
- Peter Browning (in Morocco)
- Marie Pillar (in Nepal)
- Rachel Gates (in Nepal)
- Ryan Kam (in Nepal)
- Hannah Burd (in Peru)
- Jane Moncrieff (in Peru)
- Leslie Huey (in Peru)
- Pete Morrow (in Peru)
- Peter Browning (in Peru)
- Addison Fickas (in Romania)
- Chris Wyatt (in Romania)
- Jo Cope (in Romania)
- Laura Parker (in Romania)
- Phillipa Beston (in Romania)
- Richard Edney (in Romania)
- Rosemary Prebble (in Romania)
- Sara Griffiths (in Romania)
- Valerie Case (in Romania)
- Stephanie Bryant (in Romania)
- Amy Montgomery (in Senegal)
- Georgina Lambton (in Senegal)
- Hannah Keenleyside (in Senegal)
- Juliet Raperport (in Senegal)
- Juliette Chausson (in Senegal)
- Kayleigh Buckingham (in Senegal)
- Rachel Behrend (in Senegal)
- Michelle Krech (in Senegal)
- Morgan Mahdavi (in Senegal)
- Carrie Upton (in South Africa)
- Hugh O’Connell (in South Africa)
- Sean McEwen (in South Africa)
- Anna Freeborn (in Sri Lanka)
- Katie Finlay (in Sri Lanka)
- Katy Lavender (in Sri Lanka)
- Kirsten Macdonald (in Sri Lanka)
- Patricia Bardin Dit Courageot (in Sri Lanka)
- Rocio Irisarri (in Sri Lanka)
- Ruth Malthouse (in Sri Lanka)
- Christine Williams (in Thailand)
- Grace Mitchell (in Thailand)
- Kevin Eadie (in Thailand)
- Rosemary Yates (in Thailand)
- Anthony Finn (in Tanzania)
- Laura Doughty (in Tanzania)
- Esther Seymour (in Togo)
- Conservation and Environment
- Helen Bohm Andersen (in Cambodia)
- Maarten Servaas (in Cambodia)
- Nina Craig (in Cambodia)
- Timothy Watts (in Cambodia)
- Brock Phillips (in India)
- Corinne Hunter (in India)
- Victoria Ridley (in India)
- Charlotte Forsdick (in Mexico)
- Jim Kelly (in Mexico)
- Joanna Burgess (in Mexico)
- Melanie Anderson (in Mexico)
- Sophie Woodard (in Mexico)
- Zoe Carrol (in Mexico)
- Alex Prior (in Peru)
- Anita Talby (in Peru)
- Ben Lane (in Peru)
- Catherine Turner (in Peru)
- Christopher Woodfield (in Peru)
- Claire Elphick (in Peru)
- Eilidh Southren (in Peru)
- Joanna Blint (in Peru)
- Laura McKenzie-Wynne (in Peru)
- Laura Poe (in Peru)
- Leora Winkler (in Peru)
- Hannah Burd (in Peru)
- Hannah Jardine (in Peru)
- Richard Breakspear (in Peru)
- Anita Talby (in South Africa)
- Jonathan Proud (in South Africa)
- Margaret Holding (in South Africa)
- Anna Wemyss (in Thailand)
- Chris Wood (in Thailand)
- Jane Thompson (in Thailand)
- Liam Farncombe (in Thailand)
- Marc Fruitema (in Thailand)
- Robert Owen (in Thailand)
- Sarah Breedon (in Thailand)
- Culture and Community
- Cambodia Khmer Project
- Gavin Alexander (in Cambodia)
- Max Strong (in Cambodia)
- Ghana Community Building Project
- Alexandra Watts (in Ghana)
- Catherine Hughes (in Ghana)
- Sarah Miller (in Ghana)
- Community Farming
- Allie Fetherston (in Ghana)
- Disaster Management
- Chris Jefferies (in Jamaica)
- It Project in Sri Lanka
- Gemma Morgan (in Sri Lanka)
- Lee Mallon (in Sri Lanka)
- Roland Eikenroth (in Sri Lanka)
- Mongolia Nomad Project
- Ellen de Jongh (in Mongolia)
- Peru Inca Project
- Amy Martin (in Peru)
- Dave Rogers (in Peru)
- Duncan Hewitt (in Peru)
- Eleanor Fry (in Peru)
- Ike Crews (in Peru)
- Jasper Oshun (in Peru)
- Tsunami Recovery in Sri Lanka
- Jessica Bailey (in Sri Lanka)
- Mick Gillies (in Sri Lanka)
- Simon Cawley (in Sri Lanka)
- Drama Romania
- Maia Sethna (in Romania)
- Morven Montgomery (in Romania)
- Sam Lasman (in Romania)
- Sports
- Elliott Poynter (in Costa Rica)
- Matt Lim (in Costa Rica)
- Alice Wonnacott (in Ghana)
- Peter Gwilliam (in Ghana)
- Scott McQuarrie (in Ghana)
- Stuart Pollock (in Ghana)
- Craig Bannerman (in Peru)
- Pete Morrow (in Peru)
- Melissa Kroslak (in South Africa)
- Sean McEwen (in South Africa)
- Medicine and Healthcare
- Medicine
- Ying Liu (in Argentina)
- Chris Jones (in Bolivia)
- Elizabeth Leith (in Bolivia)
- William Richter (in Bolivia)
- Kyle Floyd (in China)
- Alex Oberholzer (in Ghana)
- Louise Ratcliffe (in Ghana)
- Melissa Tan (in Ghana)
- Reuben Shin (in Ghana)
- Robin Middleburgh (in Ghana)
- Sarah Lownsbrough (in Ghana)
- Sarah Miller (in Ghana)
- Shaakir Hasan (in Ghana)
- Shayan Shakeraneh (in Ghana)
- Sukey Ho (in Ghana)
- Zanna Voysey (in Ghana)
- Bonnie Chien (in India)
- Caitlin Meyer (in India)
- Claudia Raperport (in India)
- Charlotte Bonner (in India)
- Emma Gordon (in India)
- George Couch (in India)
- Helen Nightingale (in India)
- Hema Bhakta (in India)
- Jenna Pyper (in India)
- Laura Nicell (in India)
- Lianna Hulbert (in India)
- Michael Rowe (in India)
- Reesa Simmonds (in India)
- Mikkel Kunwald (in Jamaica)
- Domenica Giovannini (in Mexico)
- Erica Munoz-Fitch (in Mexico)
- Olivia Raglan (in Mexico)
- Kerri Jang (in Moldova)
- Sara Scott (in Moldova)
- Edward Chien (in Mongolia)
- Venus Pang (in Mongolia)
- Edward Yen-Wei Chien (in Nepal)
- Jeff Kiser (in Nepal)
- Kathleen Joseph (in Nepal)
- Alexandra Grundy (in Sri Lanka)
- Priyangi Jayasuriya (in Sri Lanka)
- Beate Zonneveldt (in Tanzania)
- Cameron Norris (in Tanzania)
- Physical Therapy
- Siobhan Ni Cheidigh (in Bolivia)
- Victoria Eastham (in Bolivia)
- Janet Levingstone (in Ethiopia)
- Ruth Malthouse (in Ghana)
- Anna Lena Sandersfeld (in Nepal)
- Camilla Durie (in Nepal)
- Dorothy Hudson (in Nepal)
- Laura Henry (in Nepal)
- Liam Hosier (in Nepal)
- Melanie Wright (in Nepal)
- Nicola Whatley (in Nepal)
- Sarah Wilson (in Nepal)
- Tom Goom (in Sri Lanka)
- Nursing and Midwifery
- Sheryl Diprose (in Ghana)
- Karen Slevin (in India)
- Michelle Terheege (in India)
- Sofia Razaq (in Morocco)
- Occupational Therapy
- Caira Lavelle (in Thailand)
- Dentistry
- Jennyfer Delvasto (in Argentina)
- Kristina Kefalas (in Argentina)
- Electives
- Louise Darvill (in Ghana)
- Claire Bailey (in India)
- Adam Spong (in Mongolia)
- Fred Campbell-Jones (in Peru)
- Journalism
- Lydia Green (in Argentina)
- Charlotte Mayhew (in Bolivia)
- Minato Kobori (in Bolivia)
- Perry King (in Bolivia)
- George Thomson (in China)
- Holly Graham (in China)
- Jon McLeod (in China)
- Iolo Cheung (in China)
- Gary O'Neal (in Ethiopia)
- Maeva Clement (in Ethiopia)
- Ania Neuman (in Ghana)
- Cassandra Zoro (in Ghana)
- Danielle Taylor (in Ghana)
- Elise Beacom (in Ghana)
- Guy Bloembergen (in Ghana)
- Hugo O'Doherty (in Ghana)
- Nicola Haggarty (in Ghana)
- Sinead Garvan (in Ghana)
- Steven Poulton (in Ghana)
- Casey Smith (in Moldova)
- James Taylor (in Moldova)
- Laura Levinskaite (in Moldova)
- Cheuk Keun Li (in Mongolia)
- Sarah Rajabalee (in Mongolia)
- Amelie Schlingmann (in Romania)
- Amy Sable (in Romania)
- Kayleigh Moore (in Romania)
- Rebecca McKeown (in Romania)
- Sophie Warnes (in Romania)
- Harry Bradwell (in Senegal)
- Craig Ferriman (in South Africa)
- Hugh O’Connell (in South Africa)
- Jennifer Clack (in South Africa)
- Ethna Brave (in Sri Lanka)
- Business
- Arti Krishna (in China)
- Danielle Thayer (in China)
- Dom Elliot (in China)
- Dorothee Garth (in China)
- Laura Coughlin (in China)
- Richard Goodrum (in China)
- Trevor Archer (in China)
- Ian Bromage (in Mongolia)
- Valerie Van Den Brule (in Mongolia)
- Law and Human Rights
- Law
- David Athey (in China)
- Natalie Shahin (in China)
- Natasha Wilson (in China)
- Ania Neuman (in Ghana)
- Louise Harris (in Ghana)
- Robert Hasker (in Ghana)
- Human Rights
- Amie Dobinson (in Ghana)
- Clare Taylor (in Ghana)
- Danica Mullarkey (in Ghana)
- Eric McAdamis (in Ghana)
- Richard Murtagh (in Ghana)
- Julia Squire (in Mongolia)
- Kristina Joss (in Mongolia)
- Claire Been (in Morocco)
- Michael Nicholas (in Senegal)
- Alexandra Urbanski (in South Africa)
- Elen Christiane Watanabe (in South Africa)
- Emily Dennis (in South Africa)
- Gayle Gunawardena (in South Africa)
- Janet McKnight (in South Africa)
- Moe Suzuki (in South Africa)
- Natasha Sirrieh (in South Africa)
- Owen Hind (in South Africa)
- Sandra Aigbinode (in South Africa)
- Sarah Kubica (in South Africa)
- Archaeology
- Bea Ramsay (in Romania)
- Emma Hatherall (in Romania)
- Jennifer Hague (in Romania)
- Linda Vonken (in Romania)
- Louise Benson James (in Romania)
- Veterinary Medicine and Animal Care
- Veterinary Medicine
- Rosie Akester (in Mongolia)
- Language Courses
- Spanish
- Jill Streeten (in Costa Rica)
- Violet Alvarez (in Costa Rica)
- Sarah Allat (in Peru)
- French
- Ceri Evans (in Morocco)
- Cliff Lewis (in Senegal)
- Hannah Keenleyside (in Senegal)
- Jill Streeten (in Senegal)
- Monica Southworth (in Senegal)
- Cliff Lewis (in Togo)
- Esther Seymour (in Togo)
- Arabic
- Rebecca Gilsdorf (in Morocco)
- 2 Week Specials
- Medicine in India
- Caitlin Meyer (in India)
- Charlotte Bonner (in India)
- Emma Gordon (in India)
- George Couch (in India)
- Medicine in Mongolia
- Krishna Chauhan (in Mongolia)
- Rebecca Ko (in Mongolia)
- Medicine in Nepal
- Kathleen Joseph (in Nepal)
- Care and Community in Ghana
- Akash Dey (in Ghana)
- Alice Wang (in Ghana)
- Anna Marianetti (in Ghana)
- Ansh Johri (in Ghana)
- Breanna McGowan (in Ghana)
- Hannah Simmons (in Ghana)
- Liam Goulding (in Ghana)
- Julia Simone (in Ghana)
- Margot Le Neveu (in Ghana)
- Care and Community in Jamaica
- Meriel Anderson (in Jamaica)
- Care and Community with French in Senegal
- Hannah Keenleyside (in Senegal)
- Care and Community in Sri Lanka
- Kirsten Macdonald (in Sri Lanka)
- Conservation in Mexico
- Melanie Anderson (in Mexico)
- Conservation in Peru
- Leora Winkler (in Peru)
- Conservation in Thailand
- Robert Owen (in Thailand)
- Law in China
- Natasha Wilson (in China)
- Human Rights
- Moe Suzuki (in South Africa)
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