In my first year as a student in a course on the advanced study of early years and education at Liverpool Hope University College, I became involved with Hope One World. This is a charity funded by the university, that sends teams of students and lecturers overseas to work on teaching projects in India and Africa. Hope One World also works with SOS Children's Villages, another charity that provides safe havens for orphaned children in over a hundred countries around the world (see box).
I had always liked the idea of working overseas and this seemed like a great opportunity to gain some teaching experience, so I was extremely excited when I was given the chance to go to Sri Lanka. I left with two fellow students and two lecturers. We were not quite sure what to expect as we arrived in the town of Galle, on the south coast, but we were greeted enthusiastically by the village children and members of staff and were instantly made to feel at home.
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