Team Journal for March 22, 2015 On Sunday, Montana skipped breakfast while LuRue went down for her usual egg, bread, juice, and tea. Don happened by, having already eaten and been up for hours, of course. The two discussed a trip to the Shaanxi History Museum. Montana was ready to come, so the three took […]
Team Journal for March 21, 2015 Message of the day: “We live now in a global village and we are in one single family. It’s our responsibility to bring friendship and love from all different places around the world and to live together in peace.” Jackie Chan The weekend was rather low-key for the members […]
Journal for March 19, 2015 Message of the day: “Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” – Henry Ford Don, being the early morning person he is, was already up and about as Montana and LuRue went downstairs like zombies to go get breakfast. They all met up with […]
Evan Boido, 11 time Romania Global Volunteer, explains how difficult it is to say goodbye to the children – even after practicing 10 times before. As with my 10 previous Romania programs, today was a bit sad saying goodbye to the children. It reminds me why I always come back – because I miss those […]
On any given Global Volunteers service program, a collection of students, working professionals and retirees come together to make a difference in a community requesting help. How they contribute depends upon each volunteer’s commitment to service and personal experience and energy. For instance, on one service program, a contractor, a sales representative, a dairy farmer, an […]
Our work at PPA in Lima is just wonderful! It is a place that fills you up love, kindness, and affection because being surrounded by children and people that care for them is something that is fulfilling for the soul. What could our volunteers appreciate more than feeling not only welcome by the community but […]
You may never again feel so appreciated after volunteering with the infants and toddlers in the children’s ward of Municipal Hospital in Barlad. The children with sight or hearing impairments or mental disabilities such as autism, Down syndrome and PKU crave your personal attention and care. Read below for an inspirational story told through the […]
We have a new child, Emma, who I am so happy to meet after seeing pictures and hearing about her. Unfortunately, she has a virus and is in isolation for a few days. We’ve gone in to visit her but can’t pick her up or get too close. Her legs are paralyzed and she has […]
In December, President Obama announced a series of actions aimed at easing travel and trade restrictions between the United States and Cuba. With these changes, Global Volunteers is prepared to begin a new relationship with our community partners in Ciego de Ávila. Highlights of the changes being made in U.S.-Cuba relations include: Once relations are re-established, […]
In December, when President Obama discussed ending an outdated foreign policy with Cuba, all my family and friends had an opinion. But not one of them had actually spoken to anyone living in Cuba under Castro’s regime. I spent a week in Cuba with Global Volunteers’ People-to-People program. The group and I had spent hours talking to students […]