A Chance of a Lifetime

Traveling for the first time out of the United States honestly scared me, and not knowing a single person who I was traveling with also scared me. After the first hour of landing in South Africa starters quickly became friends. Throughout my five weeks in Africa I worked with and met the most amazing people, form the staff of International Student Volunteers to the other volunteers to the other travelers and locals. I did more in those five weeks than I could have ever imagined doing in my life. I have an unreal fear of heights but I went bungee jumping from the highest bridge in the world. I do not like the ocean very much because of the unknown but I learned how to scuba dive and surf. Also, I went caving, cliff jumping, white water rafting, and more! I saw over a hundred giraffe and elephants, many lions and buffalo, and even rhinos. I was able to sleep inside a national park listening to lions roaring and leopards purring. I saw a night sky that was filled with countless stars. It was the most breath taking sight I have ever seen. I did this all with the support and encouragement of my leaders and fellow volunteers. No matter what adventure we faced and took on that day, we had such an amazing support system for each other. I couldn't have done any of that without being apart of ISV. This program allowed me to make memories and friendships that will last a lifetime. We are already making plans for a reunion and to return to Africa! You can choose different countries and lengths of your program, but I recommend five weeks. "You can never spend to much money traveling."