Sofia's Mental Health Placement in Indonesia - July 2019

Sofia Zulueta Start Date: Nov 17, 2018 - End Date: Jul 22, 2019
  • Educational/Research Trip
  • TEFL/Teach Abroad
  • Volunteer Trip
  • Bali, Indonesia

My Travel Story

by: Sofia Zulueta Start Date: Nov 17, 2018 - End Date: Jul 22, 2019
  • Educational/Research Trip
  • TEFL/Teach Abroad
  • Volunteer Trip
Hi everyone! After applications and interviews I am SO grateful and excited to have been given the opportunity to do a mental health placement in Bali with SLV global.

If you didn’t already know, I’m a third year medical student and I’ve had so many amazing opportunities to become involved in people’s lives and make a difference throughout my time in university so far. I find a love and happiness in helping people and feel incredibly privileged to have a future doing this. From my experience so far, I have realised the importance of mental health along with physical health, and as I'm not exposed as much to people with mental health conditions in uni, I want to gain as much knowledge and experience in this field as I can, so that I can use this in my future career as a doctor no matter what speciality I enter!
 
During this amazing experience I have been offered, I'll be working in Indonesian psychiatric facilities with a range of mental health difficulties, and with children in schools, to help with development, teaching English and promoting ideas about mental health importance in a developing country and changing the views and prospects of the future.
 
In the running up to my placement I’ll be fundraising by doing bake sales, car boot sales and bag packing. Most importantly for me, if you do know me, you will know me and exercise haven’t always been that compatible, but to challenge myself and raise money for this massive opportunity I am going to be running a 10K WOLF run which involves woods, obstacles, lakes and fields!!
 
But I need all the help of my family and friends (and anyone else who is kind enough!!) to sponsor and support me to raise the costs to pay for this experience.

I'm travelling to Bali on 22nd July 2019 for 4 weeks! PLEASE help and support me by donating anything you feel you can. Thankyou soso much in advance!
Sofia xx
  • Bali, Indonesia