I volunteered in Bali

I volunteered for 1 week with International Volunteer HQ for a teaching English program in Bali.
On the ground, we worked with an NGO, the Green Lion. I was teaching at a school which was located in a village on the outskirts of Bali. I was assigned to teach children aged 9-10 years. I had 31 children in my assigned class.

I had the best time possible. The teaching experience was hard, as you had to prepare all the materials yourself (what to teach, how to teach it, incorporate tests, pronunciations, spellings, games & songs) and create all the material you wanted to teach before your daily teaching schedule. Given the children knew very little English, I spent lots of time prepping with words in Bahasa for ease of teaching in English and for translations with the kids.

I absolutely loved the experience. The kids were so giving and full of love and appreciation. They wanted to learn everything and had a great positive spirit to keep trying and practising whatever you teach them. You are definitely out of your comfort zone, but you meet amazing people along the journey.

I even had the chance to volunteer for an additional day at the turtle conservation which is also part of Green Lion NGO in Bali

I would recommend volunteering. A small part of kindness can make a real difference 😊