Media Centre for Volunteer in Ghana

Natalie - Guatemala

I found the Volunteer project hard work but equally rewarding. It is pretty much non stop 'on the go' as soon as you arrive. I think the daily routine worked wonders to get you into the frame of mind that you are there to work and provide a teaching service to the kids. The kids receive a high level of teaching and they really enjoy it. I couldn't believe that I had a class of 20 smiling kids sat down like angels waiting for class to start. Not sure you would get that at home!

I enjoyed the actual act of teaching the kids in Santa Maria the most. I do think the whole month was really hard work but every day, walking into a lesson of expectant little faces made the hard work very worthwhile. Meeting Doreen and the other co-ordinators was fantastic; considering these people were pretty much your family for a month it was a bonus that everyone was so lovely.