Great experience in Vietnam

I volunteered teaching English with VCV for 3 months and I'm so glad I did. Everyone was so welcoming and kind, although I'd never lived in a place anything like Vietnam before it was easy to feel at home.

The Vietnamese VCV staff are really helpful with anything you need and easy to make friends with. The classes had a relaxed atmosphere, so it's a good way to try out teaching if you've never done it before. The students were wonderful in class and made it enjoyabe, they were friendly and eager to learn, not to mention grateful. Usually you just teach about 3 hours of class per day so there's enough time to get out and explore Hanoi, plus see more of Vietnam on the weekends.

Personally, I had so many amazing memories with VCV and in Vietnam that I'm really happy I decided to go for, because I hesitated on the decision for a little while. If you're in a similar position now, I can't encourage you enough to just give it a shot. You'll be volunteering with a solid organization, with supportive people, in an exciting location, so your experience at can be whatever you make of it.