San Cristobal, Ecuador | Thu May 10, 2012 | Views: 37

My stay at the JS station with the Environmental Conservation on Biological Stations in the Galapagos Islands project was an experience I will remember for the rest of my life! The volunteer work during my four week stay included using machetes on the blackberry, assisting in the introduction of the local coffee industry (working with compost for the new plants) and unusual projects such as building an archway out of recycled …

GemmaHowe
My Galapagos experience

Geelong, Australia | Thu May 03, 2012 | Views: 49

I am begging to get really excited about my trip to Thailand! I've booked my flights, payed for insurance, payed for the trip and I’m ready to rock and roll!! 28 days till I leave, David

DavidHomewood
My First Taste Of Teaching

Dublin, Ireland | Sat Apr 21, 2012 | Views: 97

so this is my first entry into my travel journal,suppose i had to start sometime so why not now while in still in ireland,sitting here watching match of the day while the other half heads for drinks in the pub after celebrating here little cousins communion.anyways im sitting here thinking how i can build on the 400E or so i raised for this project thru a raffle i started three …

EdwardOConnor
The Road To Tacloban

Toronto, Canada | Sat Feb 11, 2012 | Views: 411

I've finally booked my flight to Peru and was thrilled to find an option with only one stop each way and less than 19 hours travel time. It may sound long but it's way better than the four-stopover and 27+ hours journey.  (Surprisingly enough, the most expensive flight option was a 32+ hour trip, which gives new meaning to cabin fever.) With my flight in place, my Kaya down payment gone …

LeslieHetherington
Promoting Inca-Inspired Peruvian Jewellery

Cochabamba, Bolivia | Wed Aug 31, 2011 | Views: 1016

At school this morning we helped the children learn to produce the letters of the alphabet followed by all the vowel sounds e.g. ma, me, mi, mo and mu, which was brilliant in helping me learn Spanish  sounds. The children then had to work through their booklets, practicing writing the number seis and making it out of different sensory materials such as felts. After school we made plans to meet up …

DanniellaFirth
Boivia- Cochabamba