Why the Marshall Islands

Having fallen in love with teaching young students while at Wooster, Boo also had several international service opportunities.  In addition to spending a semester abroad in Paris, Boo did some volunteer service projects.  One was in a small community outside of Tijuana, and the other were 2 trips to Ghana. 

In Mexico, she worked helping build or fix dwellings for a family, and in Ghana, as part of the Akaa project, Boo worked with many of the kids.  The Akaa Project ( http://theakaaproject.org/site/ )is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization that works with the rural community of Akaa in the Eastern Region of Ghana on education, healthcare and finance.

These experiences seemed to be life-changing for Boo, and when she approached graduation, she found out about World Teach.  After talking to a previous volunteer on the Marshall Islands during the interview, Boo determined this was the best place to challenge her and develop her teaching skills.  Having already taught in many situations during her excellent education experience at Wooster, and having seen 1st hand the rural situations of other parts of the world, Boo felt the challenges of working on the remote outer Islands of the Marshall Islands would be a great experience - developing her skills in a way not many people get to experience - and to experience the adventures and trials very few of us will ever under take.