It was my first time volunteering, and I’d go back tomorrow
I study early-years education in Madrid and wanted to do something different in summer. The Teens volunteer program seemed perfect: a week in nature with teenagers from all over the world who want to speak Spanish.
On the first days some of them were very shy, especially those who came on their own. Watching them relax in a couple of days and start telling jokes in Spanish was the best part of the week.
The monitors organise everything really well, and we volunteers make sure there is always conversation: during sports, at meals and in the evening games. There are moments of huge energy, but also quiet times to really talk.
I will never forget an Australian girl who barely spoke on the first day and, on the last one, thanked me in perfect Spanish for helping her lose her shyness.
It was my first time volunteering and I’d go back tomorrow. The program is a success because it makes volunteers and students very happy, and I can tell you it’s true.
LUCÍA MARTÍN
Madrid, Spain · Volunteer, Teens program
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