"We have forgotten that with four simple things you can be happy"
Belén with her daughter Claudia, 16, and one of the girls in the project.Seven years ago, Belén Conesa promised her nephew a solidarity trip. In 2017, the nephew turned 15 and Belén kept her promise. She travelled with him and her 16-year-old daughter to . They learned together that "with very little you can be happy" and the experience brought them even closer together.Why did you decide to go on a solidarity trip to Kenya? Because it was a gift promised to my nephew 7 years earlier. I had
Letter from Jesus from Kathmandu airport
Jesus with some of the boys and girls from the project in Nepal. How many times have you heard that "time flies by"? I am writing this from the waiting room of the Kathmandu airport and I honestly do not know where the last 24 days that I have lived have been. This experience has been like a flash: fleeting, yes, but also very intense. I have been blinded by the friendliness of the people, by the splendor of the innumerable number of temples, by the -why not say it- bustling and stressful city
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
The "here and now" in McLeod Ganj
Marta with some volunteers and monks from the project. This summer, Marta Valentí spent three weeks in the incredible city of McLeod Ganj. A place where nature and spirituality coexist and where it is better not to wear a watch or make plans, as "you never know what awaits you around the corner". During her volunteer work with Tibetan refugees, she imbibed their philosophy and learned to live in the "here and now". What was your day-to-day life like as a volunteer?
An ordinary day with the children of Peru
Silvia with one of the girls from the school - art workshop. What is an ordinary day like for a volunteer in Peru? Silvia Lavado collaborated for a month with both the kids from Cusco and Lamay. He tells us in detail about the small daily adventures that are experienced in the project and confesses to us what he liked most about the experience: "the little family that the volunteers become". school-art workshop. He
Life in the jungle with Octavio the monkey, Balu the bear and Marley the puma.
The spider monkeys are the "pampered animals" at the centre where Cristina workedWhen Cristina is asked what she did during her holidays, she "smiles from ear to ear". She spent three weeks at a wildlife protection centre in Bolivia, at the foot of the jungle. She looked after rescued spider monkeys that live "almost in their natural habitat, far from civilisation". She has learned so much about these primates that she feels that "instead of helping, it was me".
"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
Write a book, plant a tree and have a... solidarity trip!
Jose Aparici knows what it is like to live "in the middle of the jungle". He volunteered for several weeks in Nusa Penida, one of the most unknown islands of Bali. He combined working on the beaches and in the vegetable garden with English classes and also took the opportunity to tour the island on a motorbike. Why did you choose Bali and specifically Nusa Penida for your solidarity trip? I have always been attracted to Asia and nature.
The realest smile you've ever seen
Lucía with one of the girls from the Kenyan orphanage. This summer, Lucía has taken a trip that she will not easily forget. He has traveled to Kenya to improve the education of boys and girls in an orphanage and school. “The experience has changed my life,” he says. So much so that she feels that part of her "is still there." But, do you know what he found in addition to affection, friendship and solidarity? "The most real smile I've ever seen." Do you want to know whose it is? Homework, sewing and hygiene The activities that Lucía carried out with
Four weeks with the wawachas
Itziar with one of the girls from the project.Itziar has just returned from her first volunteering outside of Spain and her experience can be summed up in one word: “learn”. He has collaborated for a month with the youngest boys and girls (the “wawachas”) of the little solidarity school in Cusco, Peru. And he liked it so much that he is already thinking about his next solidarity trip. Why did you choose Peru? When choosing a destination, he was not at all clear. I hesitated between Kenya, India, Mexico, etc. But Almu of Tumaini