Southern Africa Combo

I departed for my African adventure in May of 2012 with the intention of a 12 weeks stay. However, this all changed when I fell in love with t ...

One of the most special parts of this program is that fact that once you have come home you can say “I lived in Brazil for 12 weeks,&rdq ...

If there is one thing that will dampen your spirits when you arrive in a new and fascinating country, it is finding yourself bed ridden with a ...

Volunteering obviously has a myriad of inherent benefits. The most publicised of these is the s ...

While our prevailing faith in rationalism and science has rendered traditional religions somewhat superfluous now, human beings’ innate ...

Stepping off the plane in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal was a pupil dilating feast for the senses and definitely comparable to looking throu ...

My name is Debbie, or in Nepali Miro nahm Debbie ho. I am a mature student and completed my teaching diploma through the University of Newcast ...

I didn’t take a gap year because I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do at University, I knew, I’d known for years. I took a gap ...

What comes to mind when you think of the Maldives? Beautiful resorts? Pristine beaches? Water so clear it appears as if it is glass?
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A bus load of wonderful Peruvian stories that made for a fascinating gap year! I think my time in Peru could be compared to the crazy, outer w ...

I was fortunate to travel to Cambodia in January 2011, as a Clinical Lecturer with a wonderful group of 3rd year nursing students from The Uni ...

I will always treasure my memories of Kenya. In just a few short months, I was privileged enough to live within, taste, witness, hear, learn f ...

The teaching practise has been and gone and, while it was challenging, we were all up to it. It was incredibly nerve-wracking at the front of ...

It’s been a couple of years since I got back from volunteering in Cuzco, Peru and I still wish I was back there. Since I returned home I ...

“NEPAL? Where’s that?” Were my exact words when we first heard of it through Antipodeans Abroad. By chance (financial situat ...

Early this year I got on a plane for 13 hours and landed in Argentina. I had no idea at the time how life altering this experience would be. W ...