I have a trip with the school organised in February next year (right after my exams; what a treat!) and we were stuck on the idea of accommodation. Today I overheard a bunch of girls talk about how they, “wouldn’t be caught dead in a hostel” and it got me thinking about stereotypes.
If you’ve watched the film, “Hostel” or even if you haven’t, you probably thinking that hostels are these really dungy, dark, run-down excuses for accommodation.
To any future PT volunteers, you will have read that you will probably need to stay in some form of accommodation the night before your selection course starts, as the ferry leaves quite early in the morning. But don’t let the stereotypical view of a hostel put you off; they’re very friendly places and much cheaper too!
We had tons of fun staying at Oban Backpackers. The staff were really friendly, and they didn’t mind us singing, “I Would Walk 500 Miles” at two in the morning neither!
Believe me, you’ll be doing yourself more harm than good if you isolate yourself right from the very start.
And if you do decide to stay at Oban Backpackers, be sure to say that you’re with PT and it’ll only cost you £10 a night!
And on a further note, be sure to take a look at the comments book (specifically 31st March and 4th April), and leave something for me when I come back in July next year.
