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    • Bali
    • Lombok Island
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English
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Hostel
Dec 18, 2019
Jul 22, 2015
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Choose from 29 Volunteering Programs in Bali, Lombok & Flores in Indonesia with GapXperience.

These programs are available in Bali, Lombok & Flores :
- Culture Week
- Teaching English
- Kindergarten
- Building & Renovation
- Environmental Education
- Healthcare Education
- Sports Coach
- Turtle Conservation
- Dog Project
- IT Skills Training
- Adventure Week
- Komodo Conservation
- Yoga Week
- Flores Road Trip
- Bali Experience - a cultural, adventure and volunteer combination

GapXperience is a gap year & volunteer company with 14 years of experience and over 200 gap year & volunteer programs worldwide. Doing a volunteer program in the Indonesia is a great way to gain new experiences and skill sets whilst learning about the local culture.

Check out our website for details about our 29 programs available in Indonesia!

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Virginia
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5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

PERFECT LOCATION; AMAZING PEOPLE

Jul 22, 2015

If you are still wandering whether Bali is the best choice for your volunteering project I tell you: YES!
First of all the project is located in the heart of the island, Ubud , famous as the artist village this means you will never get bored there as there is a lot to see and do, because of its position it’s easy to travel north and south during the weekends.
Secondly the house is a typical Balinese one, we were hosted by a lovely family and this is amazing as you are in contact with the people of the place and you can see their traditions and customs. The house was clean, there was a cleaning lady who provided clean sheets and who took care of the house while the food was good but not very abundant.
I really liked the introduction week, as without it I would have felt like a fish in the ocean. Balinese culture is very different from everything I knew and I am used to .. therefore to better understand the local people including the kids at school it was very useful and a lot of fun.
The taxi service to the school was always in time and the people in the office were very kind and nice. The coordinators that were supposed to help us in class had a low level of English but they tried to help as well. The school where I taught my program Environmental were decent ( there were desks and boards) and the kids were amazing. They were very enthusiastic and playful, their English level was good enough to introduce the problems of the environment and how to save the world.
To make everything better were the people I met thanks to this project, in my house we were 10 and very united therefore we travelled together during the weekends and we had a lot of fun. Also Balinese people were very kind and open ..so it was easy to make a lot of friends.
I really recommend this experience to everybody.

What would you improve about this program?
I think that improvements could be made to the level of English of the coordinators that helped us at school.
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Vincent
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Bali volunteering

May 16, 2014

Volunteering in Bali was one of the best experience in my live. If you want to visit a country and to really know what it looks like, it is the best way to do it, even more if you can help a little bit once there. As soon as I arrived there, I felt at home. Everyone is friendly, the host family is great and the coordinators are always here to help you. The island itself was amazing with its gorgeous landscapes, so different from Western countries. And of course, I can’t forget the awesome group of volunteers we were. Thank you!

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Virginia Petetti

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29 Volunteer Programs in Bali, Lombok & Flores in Indonesia with GapXperience
Hallo everybody! My name is Virginia and I am a Bachelor student of Arts and Culture at Maastricht University, in the Netherlands.
In my veins there is a 50% Dutch blood while the other 50 is Italian. I lived 19 years of my life in Italy, Ancona but I recently moved to the Netherlands in order to start university.

I am interested in travelling, cultures, human relations, environmental causes, photography and sport.
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Why did you pick this program?

I picked GapXperience Asia in Bali first of all because I have always heard amazing stories and saw beautiful pictures from travellers who visited Bali. Secondly because as an Arts and Culture student, I was really interested to see with my own eyes such a distant reality with a different culture and unknown customs for me.

Thirdly I really liked the program they offered which was a perfect combination between my main interests: society and environment. Teaching English is useful for the society as the kids are the future of the country and a basic English knowledge could help them to find a job in the future as Balinese people live around tourism. Teaching the kids how to respect the environment is a very important role the I was honored to transmit.

What is the most important thing you learned abroad?

I have learned to be flexible with kids enjoying the spontaneity of the moment and improvisations . At the beginning of my teaching project I was very determined to stick to the program I prepared with my partner teacher but I have learned that it’s important to change depending on the mood of the kids. Therefore I can say I have learned to be prepared to everything without being stressed or worried.

What do you tell your friends who are thinking about going abroad?

I tell them to take 10 seconds and think about how amazing would be to make such an experience. I tell them that their help is important and will change their life and the life of others. Joining such a program does not only bring to a personal growth but it opens you to a different way of thinking and living. It leaves satisfaction and unforgettable memories.

What's your favorite story to tell about your time abroad?

After a very exciting surfing experience I decided to go to PadangPadang as I knew some volunteers were sleeping there overnight and they had one more bed in their room. I decided to go by scooter taxi. When I arrived at the hotel, the receptionist told me it was not possible for me to sleep with my friends. He said that the only free room of the hotel was a luxury single room, obviously too expensive.

I walked as fast as I could back to the street to see if the taxi driver was still there. He was leaving in that moment so I screamed and made signs with my hands and he stopped. I jumped in and asked him to bring me to the cheapest hotel in that area, we found a home stay and I decided to take the room because of the stunning view. But I absolutely needed to take money from an ATM but none of the ATM we tried were working. At the end everything went good the patient taxi driver brought me at my home stay and the day after I woke up with that incredible view.

Tell us about an experience you had that you could not have had at home.

One day our Balinese "mum" and "dad" who hosted us volunteers in their house brought us to a very special religious ceremony called the full moon. They gave us the typical clothing which is very beautiful and we had the honor to see the whole ceremony with young girls dancing, woman offering flowers to the Gods and young boys making music and singing. It was really unforgettable.

What is one piece of advice you'd give to someone going on your program?

Work hard and you will be rewarded! Take 2 hours a day to plan your lesson, taking some inspiration from the internet and using your creativity. The kids will notice how much you care about it and they will put much more effort either. If you don't care, your work is not only unproductive but will not reward you at all.

Which places are worth a visit?

For peope who love nature, Bali offers a lot of beautiful landscapes, the Tagalalang rice fields are really a must. But also the monkey forest in Ubud and the beautiful beaches in the island of Nusa Penida and Nusa Lembongan and of course the stunning temple of Uluwatu.

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