Best experience of my life!

I went to teach at the temple for 4 weeks during the summer and I can honestly say it was the best experience of my life! At first I was slightly anxious as I was travelling alone but once I arrived I felt completely safe as the programme staff were always there if needed. Teaching the monks was a real once in a lifetime opportunity and seeing their enthusiasm about learning was really heartwarming. As I am very interested in Buddhism I also threw myself into any extra activities they invited me to and became really good friends with a few of the older monks.
As well as the teaching there was also plenty of time to discover the city of Chiang mai and its many beautiful surroundings. The programme staff once again helped to make sure that we did everything we wanted to do whilst in Thailand and arranged extra activities for us. This allowed us to see the 'real Thailand'.
Over the 4 weeks I gained so much confidence that has helped me to develop as a person, as well as making some friends that I will forever keep in contact with. I would definitely recommend this to anyone wanting to travel on their gap year and I hope to go back myself in the near future.