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Last Day at Reymontowka

Volunteer Voices

Goodbye, Barlad

It was our last day of working with the children. Gabi and Alexandra left in the morning. Gabi will apparently be going to a foster family and Alexandra was going back to the placement center. As the afternoon drew to a close, we said our…

Last Day at Reymontowka

Volunteer Voices Poland

The best thing I have ever done in my life

Message of the day (shared by Olivia) – "A day without laughter is a wasted day" There are myriad reasons why volunteering has changed my life forever. I have often heard people talk about the benefits of volunteering, of it…

Last Day at Reymontowka

Volunteer Voices Poland

Reflections on the experiences that I will never forget

I appreciated having the weekend to reflect on my experiences to date. I continue to realize that coming to Poland is much more than just teaching conversational English. I must admit that I have been preoccupied with the flooding in my community…

Last Day at Reymontowka

Volunteer Voices Italy

IT’S THURSDAY – ‘GIOVEDI’ IN ITALIANO

Is it only Thursday? Each of us is building our own student 'clientele, ' people of all ages with varying English competency. Conversation, discussion, information sharing - all are means to develop the students' English language and enhance…

Last Day at Reymontowka

Volunteer Voices Poland

The 238th Team of Global Volunteers to Poland begins!

Message of the Day (shared by Pat): How wonderful it is that nobody need to wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. After a sumptuous breakfast of cold cuts and American cheese, fresh bread, veggies,…

Last Day at Reymontowka

Volunteer Voices Poland

Our Last Day at Reymontowka

Our last day at Reymontowka Manor started as our campers preparing for the evening’s performance. Each volunteer teacher spent every possible moment reviewing their presentation. Each volunteer was so proud of their group and wanted to support…

Last Day at Reymontowka

Volunteer Voices Cook Islands

A wonderful day at Takitumu school

We had a wonderful day at Takitumu school. We were greeted with many “hellos” and “good mornings” as we made our way off the bus. All of us spent time reading with the grades five and six while Jack spent time in his class. When we…

Last Day at Reymontowka

Volunteer Voices Poland

Personal reflections

Message of the day by Jan- Remembering our visit to the old Jewish synagogue in Krakow. This says was on the wall “ Better is a little the righteous have, than the wealth of many wicked. For the power of the wicked will be broken, because…

Last Day at Reymontowka

Volunteer Voices Greece

A Fun Class – and Then a Cultural Night Out

Mary Sue and I had prepared an outside scavenger hunt with a difference to start the day. We split the class into two groups and we each accompanied a group on the search for various things we had written on a list, such as something of a certain…

Last Day at Reymontowka

Volunteer Voices Greece

Stories of Labyrinths and Minotaurs

Sometimes, for a moment, things go really well if you just let it play out. In anticipation of our proposed afternoon visit to Knossos, we asked the class to tell us what Lesley and I should know before our visit. It appeared that all had…

Last Day at Reymontowka

Volunteer Voices

Working on a very important brochure

Today was spent almost entirely in the teacher's salon working with Karen on one of the most important tasks so far: creating a bilingual pamphlet detailing the five main projects undertaken by the students of Colegio. These projects include: -…

Last Day at Reymontowka

Volunteer Voices Cook Islands

Feeling welcome in the community

We had another amazing day! We went to school and had a great time with the children. After just three days, it is surprising how comfortable the children are with us and we are with them! Many of them greet us by name and remember some of…