TRU Experience Travel

  Studying often feels like a race with lectures, tests, and deadlines. However, what would happen if you were able to mix learning and something meaningful? Volunteering in Philippines provides an opportunity to students to leave textbooks behind and to actually do something. Volunteering is an activity that allows young people to have valuable experiences that contribute to their academic and personal development. Combining Education and Experience. Some of the theories taught at the university are not forgotten easily after the lessons have been applied in practical life. Student volunteers apply their communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills to bring about real change in the community. Through teaching English in the local schools, community projects, or marine conservation programs, one has a better idea of what responsibility and leadership are like. Similarly, volunteering provides diverse roles that an individual with various academic interests would like...

South America presents a rich combination of natural beauty, profuse cultures and a chance to volunteer. The continent is heterogeneous both in terms of humans and nature since it stretches between the Andes mountains and the lowlands in the Amazon forest. Volunteer work in SouthAmerica means you will get to meet people and help in conservation programs, and the culture is well preserved through the generations. A Continent of Contrasts It has more than 379 million inhabitants who are distributed in 12 sovereign countries and some territories. Spanish is a major language, whereas Portuguese rules Brazil and Dutch, which is still official in Suriname. Culture goes as far as indigenous roots to European background colonisation, and each region can be crudely described by its cultural nature.   The landscape is just as varied. You can trek to the planet's highest falls at Venezuela's Angel Falls, kayak the vast Amazon river system, trek the Andes – the longest chain of mo...