By Michelle Schackman VE Volunteer from Ohio, USA It’s important to carry on the spirit of VE Global no matter where you go in life and not forget where you have been. I worked and lived at Domingo Savio from September 2006 – June 2007. I had always wanted to volunteer abroad and decided to […]
VE Volunteer Stories
Taller Clik: Kids Behind the Lens
By Nicole Rademacher VE Volunteer from North Carolina, USA Nicole Rademacher is an American video artist currently based in Santiago. She completed her BFA in 2004 at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and her MFA at Alfred University in 2008. She has exhibited and screened work world-wide including Transmediale, Art Beijing 2010, […]
Mi Club Domingo SavioBeing a Newbie
By Safia Mizon Thioune VE Volunteer from Withington, England “Don’t come to VE with any set expectations, because your experience will inevitably be different.” This sound advice from a VE member – and something which I would also be inclined to reiterate to potential volunteers myself – was surprisingly easy to heed: I had never […]
Hogar Esperanza - Casa de GuaguasMy Advice: Start with an Open Mind
By Marketa Zemcakova VE Volunteer from Prague, Czech Republic Read the original post in Czech, or click here for the English translation. Vydat se do Jižní Ameriky byl můj sen, stát se dobrovolníkem mě napadlo před časem a připadalo mi to jako dobrý způsob poznání místní kultury, seznámení se s jejími zvyky a zapojení se do každodenního […]