Jess Jenny - My volunteering project
I started my volunteering project on the 1st June 2012, I was full
of excitement and fear. This was the first time that I'd ever been away from
home for more than 10 days, so the thought that I would be here in a foreign
country for 3 months quickly started to dawn on me. I was kindly greeted at the
airport and quickly made to feel at home and as part of a team. My stay here
hasn't all been easy sailing, In the space of 6 weeks I was in hospital 4 times
for my own careless behavior, whilst I endured my time in hospital, I had a
major urge just to be home with my family but those thoughts were quickly
banished as the team here at GVI were so caring and supportive, it felt like a
sort of extended family, all of the health and safety precautions taking out
correctly ensured that I made a 100% safe and quick recovery.
The people in Thailand have to be the most warm hearted, friendly and loyal
people I have ever met. They make you feel so welcomed into their community and
getting to know them is just an added bonus! My favourite part of my entire trip
was being able to go to the NFE community center after school during the week,
to teach the childrens class. It's great because the children really want to be
there and have a willingness to learn, you form special bonds with each child
and see them progress and blossom into each of they're personalities and see
they're English improving vastly. I felt a sense of pride and accomplishment
when I see them every week and they progress each and every week, it's so heart
warming, it's probably one of my greatest achievements that I've accomplished
being here.
Being here for such a long length of time meant that I was able to
go to a vast number of schools throughout the Ao-Luk district. They all work so
differently but each respect you for what you do and try their very best to
accustom you to thrive and help their students.
Over all I would without a second thought recommend anybody to do this
progamme, it provided me with heaps of experience and over all the best three
months of my life, I thoroughly enjoyed every second!
Jess Jenny, Teaching Children Volunteer, Thailand
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