Current News, Field Reports and Volunteer Voices

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Volunteer Voices St Lucia

All Working Hard

Today we all met for breakfast at Ben’s Hideaway, and gathered some more resources from the resource room before we were on our way. Margaret and Dawn went back to the health clinic to look over birth records and were pleased…

Volunteer Voices China

Word Games

Marcia did the usual word frame introduction. I then paired the students and had them read to each other about the animal. The teacher and I walked around the room reading with the students pronouncing and defining unfamiliar words. There…

Volunteer Voices

Learning about Romanian culture

Despite being tired from the weekend trip, September, Laura, and Lori were up a bit early and took a walk to the outdoor market. They had a fine time admiring all the vegetables for sale, and Laura and Lori each bought a jar of honey. Back…

Volunteer Voices St Lucia

We Learn about our Work Projects in Anse la Raye, St. Lucia

St. Lucia Day Two: our first work day in the field, was an extremely unique and interesting experience. Team Alpha Dogs (Tony Lombardi, Sean, Cameron, Tyler, Kevin, myself (and our one Doggette, Melina) were off to an old abandoned…

Free Time Options, Volunteer Voices Tanzania

Weekend Safari

I’m off to meet matron by 7:30 to attend students before classes. It is Friday but no body seems particularly enthused the weekend is here. We had a lot of students with colds and stomach pain, a cough who were referred the teachers…

Volunteer Voices St Lucia

Meant To Be

A sunny"home" for an RCP mom's Earth Box. Volunteers gathering for breakfast; thought of the day; the journal reading; loading in the bus; off to our projects - it has been a long time for me since my last Global Volunteers…

Volunteer Voices St Lucia

Work and Routine

“My son Ajohny enjoys watering the plants. He is two years and four months old. I hold him up to the Earth Box, he waters it.” Zarana proudly pointed at her Earth Box, which was flourishing on a board creatively invented…

Volunteer Voices St Lucia

First Day of Community Projects

Today dawned bright and beautiful at JJ’s Paradise hotel in lovely St. Lucia. The day held a special air of excitement as all the Global Volunteers looked forward to our first REAL day of work, with our Anse La Raye partners. Anticipation…

Volunteer Voices St Lucia

Global Volunteers, Team 7 St. Lucia

Who can describe the feeling of excitement preparing to land in a country you’ve never been to before? You get that first glimpse out of the airplane window of the numerous green mountains seemingly dropped from above competing…

Volunteer Voices

Tiny Treasures

This past week, I have met some very special children and the wonderful people who care for them. Two of the children were in isolation due to chicken pox, and that limited the number of children who could come from the placement center…

Volunteer Voices St Lucia

Attending to the “Little Joys” of Life

“The universe is a place of abundance when you nurture others while also caring for yourself. Your ability to give and receive multiplies exponentially.” -Christine Northrup M.D. I wake each morning to the sounds of the ceiling fan…

Volunteer Voices St Lucia

Two Weeks of Loving Kindness

Kimmy at Kids' Step Preschool I began another action-packed day at the Kids' Step Preschool. We started by saying a prayer and singing songs, including my personal personal favourite, the Barney theme song, since they all…