Current News, Field Reports and Volunteer Voices

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Volunteer Voices Peru

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…

Volunteer Voices China

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…

Free Time Options

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…

Volunteer Voices Peru

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…

Volunteer Voices

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…

Volunteer Voices Tanzania

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…

Conversational English, Volunteer Voices

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…

Reaching Children's Potential, Volunteer Voices

“The Most Rewarding Day”

Today was one of the most rewarding days on this program. It started in the Assi Illam center, an orphanage that is converted into a day care in the morning to provide an income for the orphanage. When we arrived in the morning the children…

Reaching Children's Potential, Volunteer Voices

First time an Exclusive Team from the UAE

Since it was a public Holiday and all the children were away, Stephen arranged for us to help him and his wife sheeba to cover the Earth box , and clean the library in Seams Children Center. We spent the whole morning there and we finished…

Volunteer Voices Italy

Friday – Our Last Day – Many Memories Travel Home With Us

Students, Teachers, Monopoli....We Will Miss You We taught students - both young & old. They shared so much of their lives, stories and culture with us Through our many conversations and observations, we feel so privileged to…

Volunteer Voices Poland

Leaving a little piece of yourself

We are well into our second week and everyone seems to be settling in with their students. The past weekend was relaxing for me although I have not been able to totally remove myself from business-related decisions that need to be made at home. I…

Cultures and Traditions Cuba

Article: Google Makes Internet Freedom Visit to Cuba

Google Makes Internet Freedom Visit to Cuba By Tom Risen June 30, 2014 | 10:52 a.m. EDT Only 2.6 million of 11.2 million living in Cuba have Internet access, with many of the access points run by the government or hotels for wealthy…