The Gambia 2015 On Friday the 3 rd April, we travelled by scheduled flight from Gatwick to Banjul airport. From there we were met by a mini bus and a Jeep which took us to our accommodation, Gunjur project lodge. My first impressions of the Gambia was the poverty, litter and very little transport on the roads however as we drove past villages peoples waved and seemed to be very happy despite their living conditions as compared to the scenery in the UK. On arrival at the Gunjur project we were welcomed by singing and dancing from all of the staff and the owners, we were then shown to our bedrooms which were all very clean and basic with a rain water shower and a compost toilet. Throughout the week all the meals we had were lovely and I enjoyed all them, they were all cooked fresh to order. I had different meals like sweet and sour chicken, Gambian dishes and beans, pineapple frita and pancakes, each day we ran different sessions and the local school, community centre just for the women and sessions at the scout and guide camp. We also visited the local nature park, the fishing village and the craft market. At lunch we had a long break so we were all able to relax around the pool but most of us had to revise! At night different people came into the lodge and read out their poetry and did drama sketches, also groups and dancers, singers and drummers came in to perform. We all got involved and danced a lot! I met some amazing and inspiring people in my week in the Gambia and our time there truly made a different to these peoples lives and I am very thankful that I was selected. Millie Jones