Eider in Bali: "there is nothing I would change about my trip".
Eider with the girls from the Bali project. There are experiences that have such an impact on you that you wouldn't change anything about them. That's what happened to Eider, a 19-year-old from Guipuzcoa, who gave English classes to children in Bali this summer. "I don't regret this experience at all and I feel grateful for having had the opportunity to live it", she tells us. Why did you choose Bali as a destination? Last year I wanted to do something different in summer. I wanted to take advantage of this time of the year to live a unique experience and
"I didn't expect to get so attached to the children".
This summer, Lucas did not visit a big European city, nor did he go on a sun and sand trip to the Caribbean. His plan has been different: he has spent several weeks in Bali helping children in their education. And the contact with the children has been so close that she is already thinking of going back. What was your daily life like in the NGO in Bali? We got up early and had breakfast at 8:30 am. Then I had the morning free to
Paula's experience in Bali: "It's amazing how quickly you adapt to this way of life".
"It is difficult to express in words at the moment what this experience has meant to me: two girls from Zaragoza decided to spend a month away from home to discover a new culture. Although the first day of volunteering was a bit hard for us, it is surprising how quickly you manage to adapt to a way of life completely different from your own. One of the best things about this experience is sharing it with people from other parts of the world: we rely on each other.
Experience in Bali: Eva and Alberto share their sensations
A new experience in a Solidarity Trip. This time it is a double one, Alberto and Eva travelled to Bali to collaborate with the educational centre we work with there. On their return they have told us about the feelings and sensations that this participation has given them:Eva explains how the two weeks they spent at the centre went: "My experience has been fantastic in every way. Being able to collaborate with the educational project intensely and to teach classes for them makes you feel that your help is really useful, because
Laia's experience in Bali: "I was able to do what I like the most, teaching".
In the painting workshop "My experience has been magnificent, Judit and I have been giving English classes at the centre, we had two levels, on Mondays and Fridays one and on Tuesdays and Thursdays the other. On Wednesdays and Saturdays we did what was called a special project, one volunteer each week prepared a special activity in which the others collaborated. We designed the face painting activity. The week when the Hindu children were celebrating a ceremony, we did not have a regular class and we organised activities for them.