My experience in the Excellence Center

I spent almost two weeks in Hebron on February 2018, and my experience in the Excellence Center was everything I was hoping for and more. Through the Excellence Center and it’s wonderful staff I was able to do everything I wanted to do during my stay, finding the perfect combination of volunteer work and cultural and social activities. I volunteered as an English teacher and did classes to different groups (children, university students and adults), who I could see were genuinely motivated to learn, and truly happy and thankful to have me there. On the other hand, I really enjoyed being immersed in the Palestinian culture, which is so warm and welcoming. I was impressed by how friendly was everyone I met, ready to offer help and excited to engage in conversation. I always felt safe in Hebron, and would recommend everyone to visit the West Bank . It was amazing to stay with a host family and experience Palestinian hospitality from up close, visiting refugee camps and other cities in the West Bank, getting to learn the basics of Arabic, enjoying the typical food and just talking to people and getting to know the daily life in Hebron and the traditions, motivations and struggles of the locals. Overall, I think every aspect of my visit to Palestine was great, and I feel very fortunate I had this wonderful opportunity through the Excellence Center. I definitely recommend this experience and plan to go back for a longer period of time.