Volunteering in Fiji!!

In 2017 I made the out of my comfort zone decision to apply to volunteer for Think Pacific, and it was without doubt the best decision I have ever made!
Was I scared? Absolutely, but for every worry I may have had TP were able to help me through it all providing every piece of information I could possibly need! Travelling to Fiji was amazing and experiencing their culture was such a privilege. Being taught the customs by the Think Pacific group leaders and going into different situations in Fiji were you knew how to behave and be courteous when other visitors didn’t was something to be very proud of.
The education system in Fiji is so different, however somewhere where I have learnt lessons for life. The children who have next to nothing have such an enjoyment for life and are so excited to learn anything and everything from you!! It was an honour to have been able to aid them in their learning and a privilege for me to have learnt from them.
I couldn’t recommend this experience enough and is something I am SO pleased I have done and am able to share my stories! A favourite experience was arriving at a small village to deliver a sports outreach day and learning that we must swim through a river to get to the school from the village, a crazy thought that these beaming little ones do it everyday!!! Amazing!!!!!