In this article, the author shares UK students' experience in a ten-day trip to the Gambia. During the trip, three schools were visited and students taught their lessons in pairs, each pair delivering two 20-minute lessons. Topics covered were chosen beforehand to relate to the Gambian curriculum and the equipment used was selected on a local availability basis. In addition to science, other curriculum areas were covered during the visit. The UK students went to the Gambia with a desire to give back something of what they have enjoyed in their education, but have returned with a humbling awareness that the Gambian people have much to teach them in many other ways. The Gambian experience was certainly a life-changing trip for all involved and something the author would recommend to other schools.