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 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 Promesa
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
My first week working at Promesa was a great introduction into the ups and downs of volunteering with children at social risk. After my first day I felt so stressed, frustrated with Spanish, worrying about my Spanish ability, and super overwhelmed. However, it wasn’t actually a bad first day, more so just overwhelming. Right as […]
Hogar Fundación Promesa
By Nola Godbert VE Volunteer from Hereford, England At the beginning of December I was finding it hard to get into the Christmas spirit in Chile. One reason is the fact that it is so hot and sunny, nothing like the English winters I always associate with the festive season. It also felt strange being […]
Hogar Fundación Promesa