My Experience in Ecuador
I left home in Ireland at 2am on the fourth of July and when I arrived in Dublin airport the journey truly began.I checked in my suitcase and quickly said…
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Vietnam On The Senses (Part 2)
As previously mentioned in my last blog, I have immersed myself wholeheartedly into my 8 week stay in Vietnam. However I never expected to fall in love with a place…
Cultural Exchange in Vietnam
My trip so far has been full of cultural exchange. It has of course included trying a lot of Vietnamese foods, listening to new music, having new experiences and…
The Courage To Be Wrong
Vietnam has been great so far. Staying and working with VPV has provided a lot of opportunities for learning. Being away from home, on the other side of the world…
Travelling Alone Is The Best Thing I Have Ever Done
Mairéad Hopkins is one of our ACCESS winners. She has spent 3 weeks in South Africa becoming completely immersed within the culture. In this blog, Mairead delves into the most…
Vietnam Through The Senses (Part 1)
Xin Chao from Vietnam, Sorry for the delay but I’ve been very busy experiencing all that Vietnam has to offer before sitting down and writing about what I’ve learned so…
A Cultural Learning I Have Experienced…
Vanessa, our Japan winner, returned in July from her cultural immersion programme. In this blog, Vanessa evaluates her cultural learning experiences throughout the four weeks and tells us what has…
Vermont Gave Me Confidence, Tolerance and knowledge
I honestly had very little idea what I was letting myself in for when I discovered via an email that I had been given a place on the trip to…
My Vermont Experience
When I first started tapping in my responses to the application for the EIL youth leadership award, I could never have imagined the adventure I was beginning. On the 30th…