A massive thanks!

So after a successful raffle in town today (my final fundraising event), I am pleased to say that I have reached my fundraising target of £4950...1 day before the deadline...good timing, eh!?

I just want to take this opportunity to say a massive thank you to everyone who has helped me over the last 9 months to achieve this huge target...I really couldn't have done it without you, and I don't know how I can thank you enough!

Maya x

Where to start...

So maybe Training isn't the most ideal place to start my blog; after all I have been through so much with Project Trust over the last 9 months - an awesome selection course last October, the (what seemed like) long wait for my offer/rejection letter to arrive the following week, £4950 worth of fundraising, a parents' meeting in London, my mid-May placement letter, a project change, and the excitement and nervousness leading up to training...but here I am, training complete and only 31 days to go until I depart for South Africa!

It was great being back on Coll...such a beautiful island, and a great place for Project Trust to be based. I got to meet my partner, country group, and the other amazing volunteers heading off to Jamaica and Malaysia this summer. The course was really intense, but so much fun - the staff really couldn't have prepared me/us better for the year that lays ahead (thank you PT if you're reading this!!!)...

The course covered everything you could imagine; from teaching effectively, to safety overseas, local customs, to essential house-keeping skills...PT really know their stuff, and I now have every confidence that this coming year is going to be the most worthwhile and enjoyable of my life so far. I found out more about my country and project, and I cannot wait to go now! We were also given our long-awaited departure date which is August 25th...it's come around so quickly! 

Below is a picture of our country group...24 girls and 1 boy, heading off to all corners of the country to make a difference to their local communities.

Maya x