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Hey Zoe, thanks for your review! I'm so thrilled to hear that you had such an incredible time and you'd be back to base as quick as you could! haha you are always very welcome back to base, in the meantime, keep on spreading your GVI love!
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I absolutely loved doing a health internship in Dawsamu, Fiji! Honestly, you could tell me I was getting on the plan back there tomorrow and I'd have my bag packed in about 30 seconds. I was able to develop my leadership skills while helping promote health in the community. I loved living on base and getting to know the other volunteers and the community. I would recommend going to the Dawasamu base to anyone who was thinking of heading out on a volunteer trip, you get to live with the community you work with, the staff are incredible, it's a beautiful place to live, and I made tonnes of friends while I was there.
Hey George, thanks for your review! I'm so thrilled to hear that even though you thought you'd had made a mistake at first, you completely overhauled this with such love and passion for your program and even wanted to stay for longer - remember we'd love to see you back on base sometime soon!
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I've wanted to go travelling for a good few years now and decided to start my travelling with a month volunteering in Kerala with GVI. I couldn't have made a better decision. The first day I got into India before meeting GVI I was pretty worried I'd made a mistake. I was on my own, knew no one and was completely overwhelmed by the noise, hustle and bustle and general madness all around me that was day to day Indian life! The next day GVI took me under their wing and over the next month I completely fell in love with India and Fort Kochi, where I was volunteering, in particular. The whole experience gave me a completely different view on Indian life and culture that I wouldn't have been able to experience any other way. You get to know the locals and interact with them as if you've lived there all your life, and they genuinely except you as if you have, once you get over the language barrier! Getting to watch the different schools football skills progress and their fitness and stamina improve week by week was a real privilege also, as well as watching the vulnerable adults become more and more willing to get involved with activities and I was extremely sad to have to say goodbye to the program. I wish I had a booked on for far longer! All in all by the time I left the program I felt I had grown as a person, become more confident in myself, helped to give back to a community that had immediately accepted and been nothing but kind to me my entire stay and was ready and extraordinarily excited to explore, see, hear and experience as much of India as I could on the rest of my trip.
Hey Stately, thanks so much for your review!! Such great news to hear that you loved your program so much - those cooking classes sound amazing! We look forward to seeing you back on base in the future!!
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The GVI under 18s volunteer trip to Luang Praband Laos was one of the most incredible experiences of my life. As a part of the trip, cultural immersion was a big focus, aside from doing some touristy things like Kuang Si waterfall, we also got to learn and involve ourselves in authentic Lao culture. We were fascinated to learn about Buddhism and walk through all the temples as well as ask any questions we had to novice monks. We got to experience the lives of many Lao people when we camped overnight at a rice farm, partaking in the process of growing rice, right from ploughing with the buffalo to cooking rice noodles we experienced the whole process. Another highlight was the cooking class we attended in which we learnt some amazing Lao dishes and got all the recipes to take home. Working with the children teaching English was so inspiring as we met the most motivated and driven people who were aspiring for a better future by learning English. We had to plan workshops for each of the days we were teaching which taught us all some valuable life skills, including that things don't always go to plan. Finally, the other volunteers were amazing and I found some likeminded people I am so glad to call my friends, despite coming from all over the world we all had similar ideas of what we wanted to get out of the program and we bonded immediately. The group leaders were incredible and sparked a lot of great and thought-provoking conversation, as well as just really fun to hang out with. And if that isn't enough of a reason for you to book a trip, the landscape is breathtaking! Whilst we were away for two weeks we were kept so busy with different activities we had no time to miss home. I would strongly recommend this trip and GVI as a whole, I can't wait for my next trip!
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