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I think it’s great to share with other volunteers, past and present and also people who’re looking at volunteering with Lattitude Global Volunteering why we’re volunteering, what we’re hoping to get out of the experience, why we’ve chosen the location we have and also why we’ve chosen what we’re going to be doing.

Personally I’ve volunteered because It’s always been something that has appealed to me. I’ve seen programmes on the television about people who have given some of their time, to help other people in other countries and always felt it’s something I wanted to do. I’ve always been the type of person that’s always wanting to help other people in anyway that I can, and for that reason I decided that a GAP Year would be suitable to myself as I’d be able to help individuals out in anyway that they need it. I decided that I wanted to take a place with Lattitude Global Volunteering because of the locations they have on offer to be placed and also the types of experiences you can have with the organisation, as they really appealed to myself. From the offset the team at Lattitude have been very helpful, keeping in contact with me and making sure that if i have any questions I can ask them straight away. This organisation is very informative and provide you with very useful information to make sure the whole process moves smoothly and efficiently without any hick-ups.

Out of this experience I want to become more of an independant individual, who doesn’t need to rely on other people, especially as I’m aiming to be moving away for University. I also want to gain a high satisfaction from helping the children out in their education, again as I mentioned before I enjoy helping others progress within life. I’ve been teaching karate since the age of 17 and since January I’ve had my own class, and it’s been amazing to help a range of people progress and become better individuals, not only within karate, but in their everyday life. I also have a future career prospect of which I want to undergo in Australia, to have my own Counselling chain for young people and also I want to set up a charity chain that provides children in a range of areas within Australia who have a range of physical and mental abilities, with a place where they can go and improve on some elements of their education, or build on/ acquire new skills which they can apply to their future life.

I chose the location Australia because I’ve always wanted to move their when I’m older, so by volunteering there for 5-6months I could gain a high understanding of the lifestyle and culture of the Australian population.

Thanks for reading and I’ll keep you all informed of my progress with Lattitude and my experience’s I have.

James