IVHQ Program Bali: English Teaching

I spent 9 weeks in the English Teaching Program and wished I could've stayed longer. No amount of time would have been enough, actually. You meet so many different people (volunteers, locals, children at the school, coordinators, etc.) and you visit and do so many different things. You learn about the culture in a way that's different from someone who went to Bali in the typical touristy type of way. This program allows you to completely immerse yourself in the Balinese culture; so much so, that you become part of the culture and see Bali in an unfiltered lens. And if you stay there long enough, you start to feel like you're part of Bali and that Bali is a part of you. And the only negative part is knowing that your reality is somewhere thousands of miles away from Bali, and that you'll eventually have to say goodbye (or a see you later).