By Robin Andrews VE Volunteer from North Carolina, USA When I first started looking into volunteering with VE Global, I remember reading the part that said “four month minimum commitment” and wondering if I would be able to commit for that long. Well, eight months later I realized that four months was simply NOT enough […]
Extended Stay, Hogar San Francisco de RegisRead the original post in French or click here for the English translation. Depuis que je suis arrivée à Santiago, je mets mon cerveau à rude épreuve car je dois jongler de l’anglais à l’espagnol en permanence, tout en continuant de penser en français… Ma troisième semaine dans la hogar San Francisco a débuté, je […]
Hogar San Francisco de Regis
By Robin Andrews VE Volunteer from North Carolina, USA The big question: So, how was Chile? As I’m getting ready to leave Chile in just a few days, I keep coming back to one thought. How am I ever going to be able to explain this journey over the past 8 months to any one […]
Hogar San Francisco de Regis
By Briana Flynn VE Volunteer from Massachusetts, USA Almost seven months ago I landed in the Santiago airport and the reigning emotion was panic. I didn’t know my address in Chile for the immigration papers. That, and I was about to become a daily fixture in the lives of 30 girls, some my own age, none […]
Hogar San Francisco de Regis
By Michelle Newman VE Volunteer from Pennsylvania, USA Soledad* was writing out rows of letters for the afternoon homework session. As a 10 year old who cannot read, letters and words do not yet hold meaning for her. Still, Soledad’s love of stories and language is not muted. She loves being read to and often […]
Hogar San Francisco de Regis
By Amy Yellen VE Volunteer from California, USA Wednesday February 22nd was Carnaval, the kids’ prize for completing their summer reading goals during ¡Vamos a Leer! It was a fun day of games, limbo, lunch, and pool time in La Florida. It was fun to get to meet all the kids (all hogares came to the […]
Hogar San Francisco de Regis