Incredibly Amazing!

GVI Chiang Mai is amazing. I spent 4 weeks here and I had the time of my life. the elephants are breathtaking, just being there with them was incredible. The various activities like playing football with the villagers, teaching english and outreach with the villagers were very well organized and very fun. The staff was very helpful and they made me feel like i was a part of them as soon as i met them, I came alone and I was kind of nervous, but that all went away very quickly because the staff was so nice. My homestay family was awesome, I got very lucky because my homestay father spoke very good English, so I got close to them. Coming here was definitely a right decision but I have to say, it is an experience that was out of my comfort zone. It is a very basic way of life, which i think is awesome, but I understand it's not for everyone. I've traveled a lot like this in my life, so It wasn't bad for me, but if you are doing this as your first trip out of your country, I recommend doing one of two things, either going to another volunteer program first and then coming here, or committing yourself to being very open minded and tolerant.