Kindergarten and Childcare Assistant in South Africa

My two months as a volunteer in Cape Town (anonymous, 2018) To get away from school and the daily routine in Germany after graduating from high school, I decided to go to Cape Town in South Africa for two months and do volunteer work in a kindergarten. This was probably one of the best decisions I have made so far. My work in the kindergarten The journey in the kindergarten was a new adventure every day - we took a minibus even if it was only five to ten minutes away. At the kindergarten itself,...

I was a trainee in health care and nursing and as part of the training I was allowed to complete an elective assignment in the middle of the second year of training, which was also permitted abroad. Since I had heard a lot of good things about Thailand from friends and I am a Thai boxer, I always wanted to visit this great country. Now I had the chance to get to know the country and its people up close and not from a tourist's point of view. I found Rainbow Garden Village via the internet and th...

Mambo! Habari za leo? These are the words people use to greet each other in Tanzania. Translated into German, it means something like: Hey, how are you today? My name is Sarah, I am 21 years old and I spent 2 months in the Women Empowerment Project in Mtwara, Tanzania. After my education I really wanted to travel. Going to Africa or Tanzania was not a thought-out decision, but simply a gut feeling. Looking back, I am so happy to have been in Mtwara. Arriving in Africa On 29.04.2019, it went from...