Maximo Nivel

This experience has been life changing!! I have learned such much about the culture here and can’t wait to share with family and friends. I hope we have helped to make a positive impact here. Maximo made this process easy. Starting at the ride to our host family to coming with us on volunteer days! Kevin was amazing and so helpful! He truly is great at his job. I would recommend this to many people! Wendy’s house is also so beautiful. She is so sweet and caring to everyone she welcomes! Thank you again!

My volunteer experience, although too short, expanded my world view and brought growth and a deep appreciation for the local community here in Antigua. It was stretching but so rewarding to serve the older generation in a small way during my time here. The local staff were incredibly helpful and welcoming, especially as my Spanish was limited. They went above and beyond in ensuring my group had the support we needed, recommending local places and traveling with us to our first volunteer placement. I would highly recommend Maximo Nivel as an organization to volunteer with!

I thoroughly enjoyed my experience volunteering with the elderly people in Guatemala! I wish I could have stayed longer. I would highly recommend to anyone volunteering with the medical program to take Spanish classes before coming to volunteer, as well as trying to stay for more than one week in order to follow up with certain patients. Either way, any amount of help you can provide is much appreciated by the community. Shout out to Kevin for being an incredible help with translation and showing us around the city. Thank you so much to Maximo Nivel and our host family for the amazing experience.

I did Maximo Nivel's course online and found this to be a very comprehensive and at times challenging program. It is well-organized and structured and I received a good foundation to do the work. There is homework and exams along the way that keep you on track. There are lots of examples and helpful videos to help with the learning process. Sean was very helpful and gave me valuable feedback. He was very nice to work with. This is definitely the way to go if you want to receive excellent TEFL training.

Jessica was wonderful! I loved every second in Guatemala and especially teaching through volunteering. I am a better teacher but really a better person because of volunteering. The students you work with are a reminder the world is still good. To future volunteers - embrace every part of it and make as many memories as you can! Definitely take advantage of the travel opportunities after work to learn more about Guatemalan culture. If you do Lake Atitlan I highly recommend Jose! The coffee farm tour was very informative and it gives you the ability to support local farmers. I also got to practice my Spanish. I can comfortably put bilingual on my things now. Thank you Maximo for everything and I hope to come back soon!