Nick Papas
“Amazing, illuminating, humbling experience, enjoyable.”
Nepal
Vidhu Patel
“Most amazing experience ever I had!”
Nepal
Dave Davies
“Took the pressure off school staff in organising an ambitious three week visit. The experience and local knowledge was essential.”
Nepal
Sophie Cuerden
“Made everyone’s trip end with a big smile.”
Nepal
Callum McGowan
“Amazing!”
Nepal
Rebecca Papadovassilakis
“I liked having the same VoluntEars organiser with us all the time.”
Nepal
Rej Muharemi
Nepal
Oliver Goodman
“Learnt ASL from from the Nepalese people at school.”
Nepal
Georgie Paul
“I learnt a lot about the Nepalese culture.”
Nepal
Frank Allen
“Lots of activities included.”
Nepal
Beth Kelly
“Made me feel more passion to visit more Deaf schools and to help make them better.”
Nepal
Fayed Ahmed
“Brilliant!”
Nepal
Freddie Barrett
“I felt more appreciated.”
Nepal
George Dowsett
“Learnt to be more grateful with what we have.”
Nepal
Grace Nash
“…being able to see the raw side of life right before my eyes instead of on TV.”
Nepal
Blanche Coy
“I met some amazing people who I consider friends for life.”
Sri Lanka
Bianka Punja
“Every day was both fun and memorable.”
Sri Lanka
David Hutchison
“It was a great opportunity to experience a different culture and to learn more about other Deaf communities and their sign languages.”
Sri Lanka
Andy Hesselwood
“Communication with the local Deaf group clicked and we could all just chat.”
Sri Lanka
Sandra O’Loughlin
“I liked the opportunity to work alongside Deaf and hearing people.”
Sri Lanka
Kimberley Bruce
Watch Kim sign the alphabet from A to Z in BSL in 3.4 seconds! Can you do it any faster? Read her feedback about the trip too.
Sri Lanka
Saira Shabbir
Watch Saira talk about sea turtles, helping at a deaf school and why she joined VoluntEars.
Sri Lanka
Stephanie Denison
“I was able to learn about the local culture and customs by joining in with the locals and learning about their lives.I found the whole trip really rewarding.”
Sri Lanka
Jodie Winter
“Learnt a lot about the culture and the way of their life”
Sri Lanka
Laura Robinson
Watch Laura describe a typical day on her trip to Sri Lanka in July 2016.
Sri Lanka
Ashley Hill
Funniest experience? “Being pooed on by a fruit bat!”
Sri Lanka
Katherine O’Grady
“An enriching and fulfilling experience with an opportunity to embrace Sri Lanka’s way of life and culture.”
Sri Lanka
Charlie Hadley
“I really enjoyed finding out info from the market, farm and tea factory, things we see everyday but I didn’t realise where it came from. Learnt about different religions and ways of life. How to eat with my hands without…”
Sri Lanka
Clair Murray
“There was an equal balance of work, group activities and sightseeing”
Sri Lanka
Keegan Hall
“Renewed and reinvigorated my self confidence and excited me about teaching all over again”
Sri Lanka
Karolina Pakenaite
“It was very reassuring to reconnect with the D/deaf community”
Sri Lanka
Stephan Pretorius
“I really enjoyed designing and painting the wall mural in one of the classrooms. It was a fantastic experience. I hope it makes the learning environment more exciting for the children in the school.”
Sri Lanka
Tom Gerrard
“You can really identify with the deaf people there”
Sri Lanka
Vidhu Patel
“I am more confident, learnt new things and had fun.”
Sri Lanka
Esther Haines
It was a really interesting experience with Deaf people from the school.
Sri Lanka
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