By Allison Hoffman VE Volunteer from Pennsylvania, USA I’m not sure when it happened. Maybe when I returned from vacation, walked into the big blue house that is Promesa, and was greeted by shouts of “Tía Al-ee-sohn!” and big hugs and kisses, and it dawned on me how much I missed my girls over that […]
Hogar Fundación PromesaRead 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 Susi McGhee VE Volunteer from Georgia, USA I have been in Santiago for about a week now and am quickly beginning to feel more comfortable in this massive city. My first weekend was spent with Elodie, a French girl who is also working through VE Global. Over the weekend, we wandered around the city, […]
Mi Club Domingo Savio, Orientation
By Louise März VE Volunteer from Hamburg, Germany Read the original post in German, or click here for the English translation. Hier bin ich, in Santiago de Chile. Plötzlich finde ich mich am Ende meines Freiwilligen Dienstes. Die vier Monate mit VE sind wie im Flug vergangen. Auf einmal heißt es „Tschüß-sagen“. VE hat mich zwar -wie […]
Hogar Esperanza - Casa de Guaguas
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 Liz Jones VE Volunteer from Atlanta, USA Twice a year VE puts on a talent/art show for all of the institutions. Everyone submits a bunch of artwork and the kids have a chance to perform. They can dance, sing, or play an instrument. The artwork and the performances are all judged and some of […]
Festival de Arte, Hogar Fundación Promesa
By Isabelle Kraus VE Volunteer from Colorado, USA Before I started seriously planning where I wanted to go and what I was going to do as a volunteer in Central or South America after graduating from college, I knew I had to find financial help first. As a college graduate, I would not have nearly […]
Extended Stay, Hogar Fundación Promesa, Volunteer Grants
By Tom Bricks Einhorn VE Volunteer from Connecticut, USA Coming from the United States, the sports that people think of as relevant and important do not always reflect the opinion of the rest of the world on the same matter. Here in Chile, they tend to be more in line with the rest of the […]
Hogar Fundación Promesa, Liga de Deportes
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 Benedicte Carriere VE Volunteer from Ontario, Canada To be honest, I approached last weekend’s Jornada with mixed feelings. While a retreat with VE volunteers and staff with the goal of resting, re-focusing and bonding seemed like a great, and much needed, idea I couldn’t help but think of previous, not so enjoyable, retreats I […]
Jornada