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Teaching English in China, Chris Brown's journal "It has been a wonderful place to teach, especially since this was my first time teaching. It has gone much better and more quickly than I had ever expected. The experience has been unforgettable...." Read more Thoughts on volunteering in Guatemala, a volunteer passes on his experience " Through talking to local people it become apparent to me just how important education is in Guatemala's future. English for example, with many of the schools being small and remote the teachers there that are supposed to be teaching English have virtually none themselves. English is necessary for many of the 'good' jobs or if the students are to progress onto higher level education...." Read more Ireland-Hong Kong Youth Exchange 08 - my experiment in international living "I could go on and on about my experiences and all the stories from Hong Kong because I honestly had the time of my life. I've met so many amazing people and friendships were formed that will never be broken. I think about our adventure every day...." Read more Teaching in Mexico, an Irish volunteer's experience "It was such a rewarding experience and I would defiantly recommend people thinking about volunteering to do it here...." Read more Teaching in Cape Town, Kathleen Lucey's journal part 10 "Kathleen Lucey is a teacher from Co Cork who has been in South Africa since mid August at a primary school in Cape Town. She's written with her latest account of her experiences there..." Read more Bringing a language to life, enhancing English teaching in Argentina " What I am trying to do is to show the teachers ways to make the language come to life in the class and to have the children speaking the language because they are enjoying the activities and not just filling pages in a workbook. So far it has all been very well received..." Read more Feedback from Guatemala, the lasting impact a volunteer has made "I hope you doing well. I want to thank you for your contribution in our organisation - Utz Samaj. Your work with us was really helpful to our training school..." Read more |