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Tag: Teaching and Childcare
7 reasons that your next holiday should be a volunteering holiday
A volunteering holidays is a fantastic way to give back, meet new people and explore a country and culture in way that your average holiday cannot provide.
Teach art and crafts to young people in Brazil
Love art? Volunteering at a youth centre in Brazil is the perfect way to share your passion and teach art to disadvantaged children living in Sao Paulo.
Going the extra mile as an Oyster volunteer: Bethan Crisp’s inspirational story…
Bethan Crisp, a recently returned Oyster volunteer, has formed a special bond with the people of her placement village in Tanzania. She spent 10 months as a childcare volunteer and her experience was life-changing …
Want a last-minute gap year? Oyster makes it possible!
There is a common misconception that a constructive and worthwhile gap year can take months to plan, leaving loads of school-leavers feeling they have left it too late to take advantage of …
Annie’s Childcare Experience in Romania
I don’t really know why I chose Romania from Oyster’s destinations; I guess that I was just drawn to it, considering all the news about Ceauşescu’s orphanages in the past. I have …
How do our placements compare? We asked somone who has tried Romania and Tanzania
When I arrived in Romania in July 2007 I was not expecting the temperatures to rival that of my stay in Tanzania from February to June 2005. However, the soaring heat wave …
Laura Marzaroli returned to Romania and sent us this report
In July 2007, I boarded the plane to Romania without any idea of how much I would grow to love it. My three month stay passed so quickly and before I knew …
