As many of you know I am off to Ghana in August of this year and honestly can't wait! A year away from home (sorry mom) in a completely new place (sorry Scotland) doing something that might actually be beneficial (sorry school) = bliss. It's going to be a year of extreme heat, hard work, new experiences and hopefully some cracking stories.
In Ghana I will be volunteering in a school but I don't really know exactly what I will be doing. The Project Trust website says;
"The projects in Ghana are based in small rural communities in the Volta region. Volunteers work in a range of different schools within their communities, working with students from Kindergarten up to Junior High School age. As well as teaching English there is the opportunity to teach basic science, ICT and maths classes and endless opportunities to get involved in and set up extracurricular activities."
Now, you may be thinking "em Abby...what is Project Trust" well let me tell you dear friends. Project Trust is a charity that sends 300 young people overseas to partake in worthwhile volunteering projects. It is based on the Isle of Coll which makes for a very interesting journey getting there, but it is part of the adventure I guess. All in all PT frankly awesome!
All this fun and adventure doesn't come cheap! By July I have to have raised £5,600 for PT and £1,700 for myself (for travel ect). This was my face when they told me how much I had to raise...
But it isn't actually that bad surprisingly. I've been writing to trusts and holding events and babysitting my butt off and as of 14/02/2014 I've raised £3325!!!!!!!
Any way that's just a bit about what I will be doing and how I feel about things and stuff...This blog is mostly for me to look back on and cringe at, but if you find it interesting then by all means read my inner thoughts and feelings.
Abby x
