Life Changing.

I don’t think I have a bad word to say about my experience at Warriors. I think everyone who goes abroad on their gap year will say it was “life changing”, but Warriors differs from other programs in that it equips young people with skills they would never have learnt or even been introduced to anywhere else. It boasts a unique and fun environment where you can test yourself and your capabilities. Something I found very striking was how little pressure I felt from the moment I arrived - it was a real breath of fresh air having just come out of A-Level stress at school. I was completely free to be myself and explore who I was in a way that I had never experienced at home. I think most young people feel enormous amounts of pressure to succeed in a specific way, and warriors helped me break the cycle and find out what I was really passionate about in my own way and my own time, and I cannot express how valuable that has been for me.

Self confidence etc aside, if you’re searching for some adrenaline pumping madness, you’d be hard pressed to find a better or more all inclusive course! I started off only doing one quest and I ended up staying for the rest of the year because I was having too much fun to go home! Bungee jumping, skydiving, mountain biking, scuba diving are just the beginning - it’s honestly the adventure junkie’s dream. You’ll travel every inch of South Africa, be it by foot, bike or kayak. You’ll see some awe inspiring things, and meet some awe inspiring people.

I came into Warriors expecting to hang out in South Africa for 8 weeks, do some cool stuff, meet some cool people... and instead I stayed for the rest of the year, doing things that pushed me everyday and meeting people that I will regard as family for the rest of my life. The things I learnt were truly invaluable, and things that I know I couldn’t have learnt anywhere else. Warriors is unique, and something I wish everyone could experience - I hope my own kids will have the opportunity to do something even half as brilliant in the future.