By Jessica Wilcox VE Volunteer from Nebraska, USA I arrived in Santiago, Chile in September 2011. Having made the minimum four month commitment with VE, I planned to stay until the middle of January. When that date was approaching, I decided to stay until the end of February. And when February came and went, I […]
Extended Stay, Hogar Fundación Promesa
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 Regis
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 Fey Josephs VE Assistant Director of Operations from Pennsylvania, USA My name is Fey, otherwise known as the vegan godfather of VE, as the new volunteers like to call me. I was a four month volunteer back in September 2010, yet still find myself living in Santiago, now working full time for VE Global […]
El Jardín de Peñalolén, Extended Stay