Reports
Here are some example reports written by past winners of the travel awards.
Reflections on a Medical Elective in Berlin
By Robin Baddeley
Robin Baddeley spent 8 weeks working in paediatric A&E and the intensive general paediatric ward at the Otto Heubner Centre for Paediatrics at the Charite hospital in
Berlin, Germany in 2009.
Hut F
By Sonal Patel
During my first two years at Goldsmiths, I had met and got on well with a group of fellow students on the Design programme, Alexander Cotton, Monica Hernandez, Joe Harrington, Robin Crowley, and Stephan Bishof.
Cologne 2008
By Mark Wright
It would be hard to overstate the significance of the opportunity I have been given by the ISA charity: the gift of travel, of ambition to explore – the world, different ideas, and myself.
Life, Life, Life
By Louisa Hollway
I am starting to feel less and less in touch with the outside world, or at least with England. I went to the AIDS centre for the first time today, which was a real experience. We had to leave at 7.15 (and now I`m used to the heat so don`t wake up ridiculously early) to get there for 8, because the other girls usually worked from 8 until 12. To get there, you have to take a bus which takes about 20 minutes, and let me tell you, the buses here are LETHAL.
India 2008
By Romy Opperman
Dear Richard,
I am writing to thank you earnestly and profusely for the assistance that you gave me in going to India. It was truly a life changing experience, and one that I shall remember forever. I travelled around the North, arriving in Kolkata, and going to Orissa, Varanassi, Agra, Delhi and Rajasthan.
Not only did I learn so much about a wonderful culture and country, but about myself and the type of life that I want to lead. Going to a developing country stimulated my desire to become involved in either human right’s law or politics, which is so important during a gap year when I was feeling unsure and worried. It has also helped me to mentally prepare to volunteer with VSO, for the next 6 months, 3 of which will be in Mozambique.
India was a country full of beauty and a multiplicity of belief. Everyday was truly and adventure, where I was made aware of my own ignorance, and had to learn from scratch, simultaneously humbling and inspiring me. Never before have I felt so truly alive and grateful for all the wonderful opportunities I have been the beneficiary of. It has genuinely motivated me to do all in my power to enable others to have the same, and I know it sounds cliched, but to make the world a bit of a better place. At the same time, it has also robbed me of some of the preconceptions that I may have had previously, and lofty dreams that were not actually grounded in reality.
In short, I would have to write a small novel in order to ever convey the sumptuous, although often painful, but never forgettable, whirl of experience that was my trip to India.
Thank you so so much, you have helped me more than you will ever know,
Yours sincerely,
Romy
Samba, Bomfin and Friends
By Louisa Hollway
Some very exciting things have happened. Firstly, I went to a samba class yesterday which was probably the most fun I´ve had in quite a long time (except obviously for watching Gilmore Girls with a box of chocolates and my trusty companions .. you know who you are.) The woman was absolutely mad, which I think made it all the more enjoyable. It was a samba class after school, but I was really worried that everyone would be really good but in fact, I noted that perhaps I might have a career as a dancer.
