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A Tour of La Molina (& More Teaching)!!

Tuesday, January, 25 ** La Molina ** Written by: Volunteer Theresa Quote for the Day: “When ending a day you should never say “I could have”, “I should have”, or “I would have”. At the end of the day you should always say “I did”. ~ Author Unknown The La Molina team finally toured the […]

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Team Journal ~ First Day of Teaching in Poland!

Journal Entry for October 5, 2010 I went in to today, Tuesday, a bit apprehensive and sleep deprived – it would seem that for me, it does not matter which side of the desk I am on when it comes to ‘first day jitters!’ But, breakfast came and went, and next thing I knew I […]

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Thank You Speech by a Chinese teacher in Kunming

Today is a special day for me. Standing here, I have so many thanks to say to all of you. I have taught for 15 years, teaching becomes boring and tiring for me although my students sometimes give me a surprise, happiness and the sense of success. From you, the volunteers, I learned a lot […]

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Volunteer in Greece – August 12

Thursday, August 12 Created by: Mary Rizzolo Quote for the day: I dwell in possibility (Marcy Berlin) After a fun and food filled last night it was difficult to get out of bed this morning. Fortunately there were many incentives – great food, great company and great expectations. Lindsay and Christen had a fun and […]

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little by little, a difference is being made

Thought for the day: If you add a little to a little, and then do it again, soon that little shall be much. – Hesiod It’s the second week with our students from Pu’er City, and little by little they are sharing stories using the English that they know. As they recounted their activities of […]

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Into each life a little rain must fall

Thought for the Day: Into each life a little rain must fall. And each summer day in Kunming, it usually will – likely a warm and gentle rain, creating a good market for the ubiquitous umbrellas for the pedestrians and ponchos for the scooter riders, including the fashionable pink matching set seen on a mother […]

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Tuesday June 22, 2010

Thought for the Day: The wise person controls his ear and eye by means of his mind; the petty person controls his mind by means of his ear and eye. (From the Shuo Yuan, a compilation of sundries from the 1st century BCE.) When I read this thought to Janet she asked me if it […]

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International Children’s Day

Today (June 1) is the International Children’s Day. The festival is celebrated in many countries, including China. It’s a day to remind all the world of how special and important the children’s are and all children should be well-treated, respected and taken care with love. We should all, in particular, spare a thought for those […]

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New English Lab at Cisie School

Thanks to the generosity of sponsors through Global Volunteers Sponsorship Program, the students from the elementary school in Cisie have a brand new English language lab. The funds donated by our sponsors were used for purchasing the appropriate furniture for the classroom (such as desks, chairs, white board, bookcases and bookshelves), the audio equipment, as […]

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Iringa Town

“Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country” – JFK Today we had a half-day of volunteering. I taught a class on the environmental effects of rapidly growing populations and learned that Tanzanians are encouraged to have no more than 2 children. Meanwhile Hope continued to […]

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