Volunteer interview – Natalie Parr – South East Asia Ethical Trail

Why did you choose the South East Asia Ethical Trail?

I always wanted to travel to that part of the world and to combine that with a once in a lifetime experience of teaching English out there too seemed too good to be true!

What do you hope to achieve in your time abroad?

To see some amazing places, meet some great people and to gain invaluable experience on the TEFL course, which I can use in my future career.

Have you done much travelling up to now?

I’ve gone to Egypt and Jordan, Greece and Poland. Most of the travelling I’ve done has been visiting lots of different places in the UK.

Besides Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, which other countries would you like to visit?

Sri Lanka and Madagascar, they both look stunning!

What do you think will be the most important item in your backpack?

My camera for sure

Which music will you listen to while you’re away?

A lot of Regina Spektor and Jonsi I think, with a bit of relaxing Jake Flowers too.

Do you have a good book to take?

Yeah think I’ll be taking Shawshank Redemption with me for certain, but I’ll be raiding some charity shops before I go too.

What’s your favourite holiday memory?

Going down the Suez canal in Egypt and seeing Dolphins jumping out of the water. It was amazing!

Beach or forest?

Forest

Tigers or sharks?

Sharks

Kanye West or Jay Z?

Kayne West

Beyonce or Rihanna?

Rihanna

Skins or Misfits?

Misfits

Club or Gig?

Gig

Mac or PC?

PC!