My volunteer experience with Clave de Sur as a violin teacher was excellent and rewarding. There were mutual benefits from students to teacher. I didn’t only used my skills but also learned much, being in a new environment. I enhanced my pedagogic skills through music and communication, teaching young people from different groups of ages. This experience has strengthened my confidence and skills, as well as my spanish.
The supervisors, my colleagues, were very helpful and responsive, making the facilities a good place to learn, and making me comfortable to ask for anything if i needed. The atmosphere was friendly and solidary. There were many cultural projects inside and outside the school, that brought people together, with different backgrounds, accross the generations, which makes the program diverse and interesting. In general, i learnt a lot, i made good friends, i felt at home in my host family that helped me be familiar with the food, culture, people, everyday life, integration, and all that opened my eyes on the ecuadorian society and language. Ecuador is also an amazing country to visit, with many contrasted places, in general affordable and safe, it is a wonderful opportunity to be immersed fully in the culture.
- Axelle BRUYNE, Francia, 2019
/ Testimonio tomado del Review en Omprakash /