Selection was a 5 day course with Project Trust at the Hebridean Centre on the Isle of Coll. During the course I met many people of the same age with similar interests and ambitions. During selection, in small groups, we stayed with families on the island, learning about what it is like to live on such a small island.

During the 5 days we were given more information on each of the countries and projects, helping us find the right country and project for our gap year. Throughout the course we were split into small groups and given tasks to complete both as a group and individually. My group leader was a returned volunteer from China, so throughout selection she was telling many stories about China. From the information from Project Trust and all those stories I quickly decided that China was definetly ware I wanted to go. It has such a wide variety of cultures and religions, China offers so many chances to travel and see many different kinds of places from desert to snow capped mountains to oasis villages.