Thailand, Project Trust and I

Hello!

My name is Emily, I'm 17 years old and soon (September 22nd 2015) I will be flying out to Thailand to spend a year teaching English to 11-18 year olds in a town called Uthai Thani.

I'm going over there with a charity called Project Trust which is an educational charity, founded in 1967, which sends school leavers overseas to work voluntarily in over 20 countries in Africa, Asia and the Americas. The projects that are selected for the volunteers ensure that they are making a valuable contribution to the community and are not taking away work from the local people.

Volunteers undergo a selections process on the Isle of Coll and then, if successful, are matched to a country which best suits their abilities. They also undergo training a few months before their project starts back on the Isle of Coll to prepare them for their project, cultural differences, health and safety, living only with their partner and how to deal with homesickness as well as various other scenarios.

I aim to keep this blog updated with fundraising, training and of course - my year in Thailand!!