If you are thinking about volunteering in Peru and working with children, here are two testimonies about volunteering at PPA so that you get an idea of what it’s like. By Lexi Strictland Coming into this experience of volunteering at PPA I did not know what to expect. I thought that maybe the kids would not […]
We woke up to a lovely breakfast among all my new friends. We met early with the General Secretary, who was very enthusiastic to explain how we will be helping in Pommern. We introduced each other to him and asked questions. We had a brief introduction on Global Volunteers’ mission. He spoke with us about […]
Journal Entry for July 15, 2014 – Author: Glenda And then there were 6…The six of us gathered for our morning briefing over breakfast. This was a typical Monday morning was clothes day as a few of us gathered laundry to be taken to the cleaners which James kindly offered to drop off for us. […]
Today we started the day off great by practicing our final celebration song on the bus ride to Calderón. At the center, we were greeted with “holas” and chubby faces stuffed with breakfast. A lot of progress was done everywhere around the daycare. In Tía Vanesa’s room Kirsten and Lily had a dance party with […]
It has been said that wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow. While listening to people talk about their experiences today, I was reminded of that quote. And, while listening to some of my new friends talk over dinner, one word kept coming to mind…connections. Connections revisited between Katie, Tom, Tía Alexandra, and […]
Thought for the Day: Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together. Woodrow Wilson Today we headed to the university for our last day of teaching – always a somewhat bittersweet day. The first hour and a half was spent with our individual classes. Rachel and I were typical in that […]
Thought for the day: Tomorrow is dream that leads me onward Tomorrow is a path I’ve yet to choose. It’s a chance I’ve yet to take, a friend I’ve yet to make, it’s all the talent I’ve yet to use. Tomorrow is a dream that leads me onward, always just a step ahead of me. […]
It was another eventful and rewarding day for the Global Volunteers. Anne shared our Message of the Day, Gandhi’s words: “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” With that in mind, we headed out to the center. The groups decided to stay with the tías that they had worked with the previous […]
For the weekend, Betty and Perry organized a wonderful tour of nearby cities. After breakfast we were off in a 16 passenger van (with driver) for an adventure. We drove past expansive olive groves and some gnarled trees, some hundreds of years old. Our first stop was Ostuni. We swarmed the local market in search […]
Thought for the day: We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee. – Marian Wright Edelman We’re at the halfway point in the 2-week program of teaching conversational […]