volunteer student testimonials
It's a great experience--the people, the places, the events, the tasks. It's really unlike anything I've ever participated in. Getting to see awesome tourist locations, learning and taking classes about the country and a foreign language, making new friends, helping the community, earning college credit, eating new foods--all of that in one! I'd say it's hard to come by!
Sophia Zhang - Volunteer, Heredia, Costa Rica Global Impact Summer 2, 2012 (Katy, TX)
This program has honestly changed my life. The experiences I´ve gone through during this program have given me the confidence to overcome any task I may have to complete. Additionally, my Spanish has improved tremendously since the start of this program. I feel much more comfortable conversing with others in Spanish, despite the fact that before this program I had never carried a conversation with someone in Spanish. If someone has a desire to learn a language, there is no better way to learn it than to visit a country that speaks it, and this program through LPI provided me with that opportunity.
Jami Reber - Volunteer, Heredia, Costa Rica Global Impact Summer 2, 2011 (Middleton, DE)
This volunteer experience definitely exceeded my expectations. I didn’t realize that it could be so intensive and yield such great results. The playground looks after just 2 short weeks of work. This volunteer experience taught me about putting in 110% effort for others and about responsibility to our community. Giving back to society is crucial, and Global Impact helped us to do this.
Melissa Weikart - Volunteer, Guanajuato, Mexico Summer 2, 2010 (Newton, MA)
This volunteer work surpassed my expectations. I was expecting to work and not have very much time to learn about my peers, but I was surprised when I discovered that while doing the work I was able to talk to my friends and learn a lot about them and have fun at the same time. The work was hard but very good and I learned a lot about construction and teamwork. This experience showed me that its not that people of greater fortune can’t help those of less fortune, it’s that they choose not to. I was able to help those of less fortune than me with no trouble and a great feeling about it.
Isaac Jay - Volunteer, Guanajuato, Mexico Summer 2, 2010 (Santa Fe, NM)
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