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Antonia - Laos 2018 

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Hello everyone, I’m Antonia and currently in Grade 12 at the International School of Toulouse. I am very lucky and extremely grateful to have been given the amazing opportunity by the James Rao foundation to live my dream! I will be travelling to Laos for a month to teach English in the summer of 2017! I want to say a big thank you to the Rao family for their continuous support and generosity.

I believe that education is fundamental in shaping the future lives of children and teenagers in terms of opportunities and career, hence why I chose to volunteer as an English teacher. Especially in Laos, where 30% of the population lives below the poverty line, learning the new language may allow them to find a job and make a living, meaning that they will be able to get out of their misery! My students will be monks, disabled children and/or students at a local high school.

Laos is a truly beautiful country, with amazing scenery and a rough past, as it is the most bombarded country in the history of the world. On top of that, most of the population is Buddhist, a religion that has intrigued me ever since I was a child and that I am eager to find out more about. During my adventure, I will have the chance to visit temples and participate in ceremonies after my teaching hours!

After my volunteering programme, I will go travelling to the North of Laos to find out more about the local population and customs, how exciting! I will visit small local villages, each with different traditions and languages, as Laos has a huge variety within their population. I believe that emerging myself into this country will be an eye-opening experience for me and will widen my horizons and vision of the world.

I want to end by saying, once again, that I am truly grateful for the opportunity I have been given and I hope that many people will follow. I’d like to say a special thanks to Mr Podbury, Mr Noble, Mr Fretwell and Mrs Steinson for putting in so much work and effort in supporting this amazing foundation, I truly appreciate it! I also want to say, once again, a big thank you to the Rao family for selflessly allowing so many students to live their dream every year in honour of James! 

Antonia - November 2018 

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  • Home
    • News
    • Contact Us
  • About James
    • From his family
    • From his school >
      • Assembly 2019
    • From his friends
  • Live Your Dream Foundation
    • The Live Your Dream Vision
    • Current Work Mumbai
    • 2010 Visit to Mumbai
    • Young Pilot Award
  • How to Apply
    • Stage 1 - Thinking About Applying
    • Stage 2 - Researching the Possibilities
    • Stage 3 - The Initial Proposal
    • Stage 4 - The Final Application
    • Stage 5 - The Decision
  • Testimonials
    • 2016 Dream Trips >
      • Bernardo
      • Grace
      • Jonathan & Patrick
    • 2017 Dream Trips >
      • Alice
      • Camille
      • Ethan
      • Paulo
      • Salome
    • 2018 Dream Trips >
      • Antonia
      • Eleanor
      • Jade
      • Millie
    • 2019 DREAM TRIPS >
      • MIRIAM & PAULINE
      • DANIKA
      • JACK
    • 2020 Dream Trips >
      • Ruby
      • Anna & Harry
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