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Hanoi, Vietnam – First Impressions

The Global Volunteers program was kicked off by a name game during breakfast in the hotel. I got to know all my team members:  Steve, John, Roger, Keith, Tom, Liz, Kay and Janice. To my surprise, some of them had served on over…
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Toddlers greeted us with their giggles and hugs

Message of the Day - Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success. - Napoleon Hill Today was a hot day in Chennai, and one that required patience and persistence and then gave perspiration in return. Denise…
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Goodbye students, we’ll go home with you all in our hearts…

Thought for the day: " Whoever is happy will make other  happy too." - Anne Frank Breakfast was filled with the usual mixture of American and Asian food groups and everyone arrived for breakfast at their usual time excited and talking about…
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Bingo games, songs, shapes, sentence construction, objectives …

Thought for the day: When you come to a fork in the road- take it.  Yogi Berra The day started with breakfast followed by a trip to our respective campuses. The group at the Biomedical Technical College taught the students bingo games,…
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Our Visit to Alto Progreso, Pamplona Alta

Day 10: Last day of our volunteer experience We were off in the morning through the crazy hectic traffic in Lima and arrived at our one-day experience to teach children coloring, painting, and drawing. We had a confidence in our ability…
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Students of Life

Today was our ninth and final day at La Molina. We could not have foreseen that we would be the active learners in this ongoing exchange of respect, culture, camaraderie, and knowledge. Every day new lessons were learned – about…
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Our classes included a variety of teaching games – fun!

Thought for the day: Don’t look back, they may be gaining on you. Today started with breakfast at 6:30am. The 4 volunteers that went to the Biomedical Technical College taught a review of animals’ names, prepositional phrases, use…
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You Have Made a Difference in our Lives

Speech given by volunteer Priscilla Zobel at final celebration in Queretaro, Mexico: How many of you remember when you decided to become a teacher? How many of you remember a teacher who changed your life, a teacher who encouraged you? How…
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Everday is a Little Bit of Heaven

We are ending our fifth day in Peru, and I have treasured three days at La Molina Language Center.  Each day is a lesson in graciousness, as my students teach me the meaning of the word by their attitudes and actions, and I teach them the…
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GOALS: Experience, Immerse, Share ( Team 146 – Orientation Day )

Today was Team #146’s first day together in India: Emily, Jo Carol, Yvonne, and myself. After a FANTASTIC breakfast, Stephen led us through our orientation, which consisted of team introduction, descriptions of our work projects, the…
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Our Arrival in Tanzania

Message of the Day: “The whole pace of life and personality of the people who live among them are different.  They’re not too busy to be coureous.  The hereness and nowness of things is something that they know all about.  The discovery…
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A Fulfilling and Wonderful Day

We started our day at the Assi Illam day care center, it being our second visit the children were more familiar with us and the warm welcome we received was heartwarming. We sang children rhymes, their favorite for the day being the ABC…
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