“The Well of Life” – Vera Stojanovic
I spend the summer working in Mexico City with women who were former victims of sex trafficking. The organization I volunteered with is El Pozo de Vida, meaning ‘the well…
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Feed Your Senses in Oaxaca
Oaxaca, Mexico, the most vibrant place I have experienced. A place that brought an awakening to every one of my senses on a daily basis. Time here can only be…
“Campfires & Politics in Vermont” – Róisín Costello
Rocking up to Letterkenny at 2am I had no real idea what my journey would include or what different types of people I’d meet along the way. I was kinda…
Breaking Out of my Comfort Zone
Looking back on my experience, I realise how lucky I was to have done what I did. Before volunteering in Mexico I went about my daily life and I rarely,…
It’s More than Just a Summer Camp – Mai Sheehan
Hello everyone, it’s been three months since coming back from Vermont, USA and my life has been an absolute whirlwind since then. Just under a year ago, I was a…
A Unique Learning Experience
My EIL experience was the first of many milestones for me. It was my first time in Asia, first time voluntarily working abroad, and the first time to be apart…
The International Language of Smiling
It all started with a big smile, I had a grin the size of a Cheshire Cat when I received the call to say I was an EIL Explore winner…
Don’t Let Language be the Barrier
There were many stereotypes floating around in my head before I arrived in Guatemala. Many of them were about the people I had yet to meet. Needless to say, these…
Homesickness and the Cure
I travelled to Mexico in a group of seven people whom I got to know well along our journey so I didn’t feel the panic I thought I would when…