Helen from Edinburgh worked as a general teaching assistant in Vanuatu with Gap Activity Projects (now Lattitude)
Experience:Organisation:

Name: Helen

Hometown: Edinburgh

Destination: Vanuatu

Project type: General Teaching Assistant

Organisation: Gap Activity Projects (now called Lattitude)

What were your impressions of your destination?

Gorgeous but basic.

Was the work interesting and challenging?

The work was good, a healthy balance of classroom time, marking and free time.

What was your accommodation like? Did you feel comfortable and welcome at all times?

Accommodation was very basic (no running water) but clean and comfortable, any issues that arose were sorted quickly by the school.

Were you happy with the organisation and the staff that were responsible for you during your stay?

It was really reassuring to have a visit from the co-ordinator half way through the time there. The local staff were great too though generally we were left to get on with things, safe in the knowledge we could get help if we needed it.

Do you feel that you got value for money on the project?

Definitely, one of the cheapest organisations I found and I was surprised at the brilliant service I got for my money.

Would you recommend the project to others?

Yes