Current News, Field Reports and Volunteer Voices

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Celebrating 2500 volunteers in Poland

Volunteer Voices Tanzania

Red Dirt

Red dirt – that has been our home for the past three weeks. We have walked countless miles around the village and on that red dirt we practiced our Kihehe and Kiswahili terms. On that red dirt we saw the smiling faces of mothers,…

Celebrating 2500 volunteers in Poland

Volunteer Voices Cook Islands

Volunteers Perspective

Wednesday, August 5th 2009 Today I showed Char around Te Uki Ou School and felt very proud walking around. I am so comfortable there that tomorrow will be a difficult day. Today was my first day back without Iris and it made for a weird…

Celebrating 2500 volunteers in Poland

Volunteer Voices

Day One

Greetings from Romania! My name is Jane and this is my ninth trip with Global Volunteers, all in Romania. This team we are 12 strong. Ages range from 18 to 63 and from all walks of life- laywers, writers, nurses and a student. We also have…

Celebrating 2500 volunteers in Poland

Volunteer Voices

A Farewell to the Volunteers from our Mexico Host

Farewell Global Volunteers! This is mainly just a thank you speech from us, teachers to you Global volunteers. We always appreciate what you do for our students, and believe me… they might not say it but they appreciate it too. I…

Celebrating 2500 volunteers in Poland

Volunteer Voices

The Good Life in Queretaro – La Buena Vida

1. Plazas....large, small, pockets... families, dancing, fountains, music, balloons, and people watching 2 Shopping...treasures found behind doors in beautiful courtyards, kiosks on Liberdad, shops on Cinco de Mayo - and don't…

Celebrating 2500 volunteers in Poland

Volunteer Voices

How Do I Love Queretaro, Let Me Count the Ways

I have been asked why I like to lead Global Volunteer teams to Queretaro. It is a very easy question for me to answer. I would like to borrow from Elizabeth Barrett Browning in her "Sonnets from the Portuguese" where she writes "How do I love…

Celebrating 2500 volunteers in Poland

News and Updates

Take the Opportunity to Come to Queretaro!

It is a pleasure to a on the team in Queretaro, especially in February and March. Central Colonial Mexico is a wonderful place to visit any time of the year, but is especially nice during late winter, when you can enjoy the beautiful flowers. The…

Celebrating 2500 volunteers in Poland

Volunteer Voices Poland

Poland Sponsors Invest in Learning

Through the generosity of Global Volunteers' Poland classroom sponsors, the students of a small village elementary school are enjoying field trips, new teaching materials, school supplies and books to learn English this school year. We're…

Celebrating 2500 volunteers in Poland

News and Updates, Reaching Children's Potential

Pam on Why She Leads Global Volunteers’ Teams

I am so lucky to be a volunteer team leader for Global Volunteers. The most extraordinary people decide to participate in our programs. It is a privilege for me to work with them. My friends ask why I continue to lead teams...the answer is…

Celebrating 2500 volunteers in Poland

Volunteer Voices

Why I Volunteer…..

A few years back I was going through a rough period in my life. I had just finalized a divorce, albeit an amicable one, it is still somethingthat impacts a person emotionally and physically. I was at a crossroadsin my life as I had moved…

Celebrating 2500 volunteers in Poland

Volunteer Voices Peru

The Joy of Volunteering in Peru

Thank you so much for all the work that you do! What an exciting adventure my husband, Tim, and I had as members of the 92nd Global Volunteers team to Lima, Peru! We worked at the orphanage - PPA (Puericultorio Perez Aranibar)! It is…

Celebrating 2500 volunteers in Poland

Volunteer Voices Poland

Celebrating 2500 volunteers in Poland

We are proud to have taught conversational English in Siedlce, Poland since 1990. We are now celebrating 2500 volunteers in Poland! Global Volunteers has worked in Poland since 1990. Next year we will celebrate our 20th anniversary in…