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dabby
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Joined: 03 Dec 2008 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 0 |
   Posted: 03 Dec 2008 at 12:48 |
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At the end of the day, these businesses are about profit. The prices i-to-i charge for gap years are extortionate. And I've heard many poor reviews about them
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Boots
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Joined: 24 Jan 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 0 |
Posted: 24 Jan 2009 at 18:01 |
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i to i is not purely targetted at gap year students, their positioning encompasses all: all ages, experiences etc. In my experience overall I feel that i to i failed to live up to my expectations for a number of reasons: - my key issue I have is that none of the money I paid went directly to the project I was placed at - not my expectation. My expectation was generated via the London briefing meeting and the 'sales promotional material'.
- sense that placement of volunteers is not taken seriously enough - i.e. ok to send people without the necessary skill set, indequate briefing not tailored to the destination, and indeed if I had not brought with me materials it would have been difficult to satisfactorily deliver quality and respect. it seems that more investment is to i to i than either the volunteer or more importantly the destination hosts. Has i to i become too corporate??
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sallie grayson
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Forum Administrator Joined: 23 May 2007 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 501 |
Posted: 11 Mar 2010 at 11:33 |
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I assume that you have written to i-to-i detailing your complaints? I would be interested in their response?
Edited by sallie grayson - 11 Mar 2010 at 11:34 |
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