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Uruguayan volunteer that will participate in EVS in Millennium Center

"Hi, my name is Fabio. In august I signed up to be an EVS's volunteer, so I started giving Spanish classes to other volunteers here in Montevideo. In that time I had a lot of students from many parts of the world. It was a great experience, having the chance of meeting a lot of people from other countries and shares the culture. Now I'm going to Romania for 7 months and I'm really looking forward to it, it will be great."

David Coakley: EVS volunteer working in Uruguay in 4 projects!!!

When I arrived in Uruguay I was anxious to meet my new family which I would live with for the first month. I had never learnt Spanish before my arrival and the mother and father spoke minimal English so I had to learn at a rapid pace. The family had a passion for music and Uruguayan culture which resulted in me enduring a marvelous introduction to Uruguay and the intricacies of the lifestyle many tourists or travelers would not see or become involved in.

At Guildford I felt as though the students benefited from my conversation classes, the experience has been rewarding and it has opened up new opportunities for me in the future. I had Spanish lessons as training which were helpful and enjoyable. It was great to meet potential EVS volunteers from Uruguay that were full of anxiety and excitement. I thoroughly enjoyed playing chess, ping pong and being creative artistically with the youth. I went to watch a football match with a group of ten which was very entertaining.

I believe I could have contributed more to Techos than just muscle for construction but they have a set way of doing things and I was proud to be involved. If you work for Techos in Uruguay you are like a celebrity or saviour, the project I worked on was very rewarding and made me want to continue working in the field of Humanitarian Design.

I went away with a Jewish school for 3 days in Solis during November, I've never worked with children before so looked forward to the experience to judge whether it could be a career for me. There were 25 boys and 24 girls all aged between 10 and 11, they were great and very energetic. I believe I contributed a lot to the summer camp and that my presence was important.

My allowances have enabled me to travel across Uruguay and enjoy many aspects of Montevideo. There is so much to do in Montevideo and most of it is free you just have to be out there to find out about it.

Karen has been very helpful and supportive replying to my emails and texts, even on the weekends. I am very grateful to Karen for making me feel comfortable and able to speak honestly with her. If ever I felt lost orunsure about things in Uruguay I had Karen to assist me. I went to Buenos Aires for on arrival training which went well and was rewarding. Buenos Aires is a vibrant city full of passionate people and vast diversity of culture."

Juan Ignacio Rodríguez Serpa, Uruguayan Volunteer in Rumania

"My name is Ignacio, I'm a volunteer from Uruguay and now I'm in Arad, Rumania. The name of the project that I belong is "EVS EXPRESS" and inside of that project I'm will working in the subproject "SMILE AND THE WORLD WILL SMILE TO YOU". I will be working in a kinder garden helping the teachers and making games for the children, I will work in a Kealthy Center (homeless people) , is where the children and the families without home goes there to have meals and they can take a shower and pass time there and I will working to in a Older people center. I really like the project because is about make the people laugh and smile, we will try to change the world with a smile. Since I am here I meted a lot of people from all over the world, and I really know that experience is unique and it will make improve myself. "

Valentina Bermudez, Uruguayan EVS Volunteer in France

"Hi! My name is Valentina, I came from Uruguay (South America) and I am doing my EVS in Lille, France. Here in France I worked in an organization called "L'abej" in a work place with young people doing and painting furniture and decorative things in wood to solve a humanitarian project in Niger. In the same organization, I also worked in a residence for people older than 40 years old, helping the social assistance in activities like doing Friday's meal with the residents or going with them to the bank or supermarket. During my project I also had 2 curses in another city in France, where we learned about our rights and obligations as volunteers, and who we should contact with in case of a problem. Besides that, we met so many volunteers from all over the world around who are doing their EVS also here in France. This is my 8th month and I will still stay one month more. It's amazing how fast the time goes. Thinking about this experience, I could never
imagined how it was. All the people I met and the things I learned in this "not formal education" is something that I will never forget."

Melisa, Uruguayan EVS volunteer in Slovakia with Keric

“My name is Melisa, and I am from Uruguay. I am pleased with the projects in which I will be working. I will be teaching Spanish language in Keric, working in public school developing art classes and working and living three days a week in a village near Cadca called Klokochov. In this place I will be working with children at school and spare centre also, at school helping in the English classes and cultural exchange, playing with them and part of the experience is always having the possibility of developing new projects. Some of them are: English classes for children, sports such as: horse riding, swimming, jockey and skiing. I am 100 per cent sure that this experience is one of those that change your life completely in a very positive way! Since I am here I have known people from all over and everyone tried to help you and make you feel at home” Melisa Marrero

Annie Fee and Nathan Anderson

Annie and Nathan have been volunteers in Uruguay from the 10th August till the 11th September. During their stay they work with AUDELE helping in teaching English in Guildford, in Casa Joven and in the weekend of construction of “Techos para Uruguay”. Their work has been very significant to the community. They had the chance to participate in our Spanish lessons in Guildford. Their teachers were local volunteers: Constanza Pessio and Fabio Lima. J

Volunteer Service in Uruguay

Volunteer Service in Uruguay

Mid term Evaluation Dionysia, Greek EVS volunteer

“Being on EVS volunteers is a unique experience, as I expected! The fact that I live in a country so far from my homeland, make my EVS more interesting and gives me the opportunity to get to know pretty well a culture with a different mentality. Different, but so close at the same time!

Teaching Greek to motivated Uruguayans, drinking mate at the Rambla with local friends that I made, learning and practicing dancing tango in the Uruguayan Milongas until the dawn and speaking Spanish (of Uruguay) that I started to learn here.

I fulfill many more expectations that the ones I had when my plane landed in Montevideo 5 month ago!” Dionysia Kyriakopoulou.

High School and Spanish Student in Uruguay Lisa Birkhold
“This trip was amazing for me, I want to come back, and maybe it is possible in two years. My family was so nice to me, Guillermo was beautiful and the classmates in the school were nice. I found a second family and new friends. I hope really that I will have in the future contact with a lot of people I met. And maybe it is possible that Piki, Guillermo can come to Germany!” Lisa.
“The experience with Lisa here was really good, and almost always receiving people from other country in our house is a good experience. Why is good to receive people from other country? Because I think that is one of the best ways to learn about other cultures and make friends from the other part of the world. In particular the time that Lisa staid in our house was really nice and now she is like other member of the family. I think that everybody learns about the others and in this time we learn a lot, and enjoy a lot. This was a nice experience, and now the entire family have nice remembers of this time.” Piki, host brother.