A life change experience

VP Bali was my first volunteer outside my home country and I could not imagine a better start. I only had the opportunity for be there for 2 weeks. It is better if you stay longer but if as me, you are not able to stay more time, it is a beautiful experience anyway. One of my concerns before coming to Bali was where I was going to stay. You stay with a Balinese family. However don’t imagine a house similar to yours. It is a rectangle with a lot of individual rooms and bathrooms that share a courtyard . So you will share your room and bathroom with only one volunteer more. The breakfast is included. You have to buy your own lunch and dinner but Balinese restaurant are super cheap and you can find any type of food. Another worry was about what clothes I should bring to Bali. The weather in Bali is hot and super humid so bring floppy clothes. There is no restriction for clothes in your free time. Girls can perfectly wear short skirts or tank tops. However in the school your shoulders and knees have to be cover. Balinese consider their foot the “dirty” part of the body, so they don’t go into any room with shoes, this means you will teach without shoes. For this reason, it is recommendable to bring flip flops. About the English classes, you don’t have to worry if you don’t have any precious experience because you will have a co-teacher and all the VP Bali team to help you. The kids are just amazing. You will fell in love with them from the first second. In my opinion, VP Bali is the best place you can go if you don’t have a lot or any experience but you want to feel useful. It is also a good opportunity to travel and really learn about the Balinese culture. VP Bali organize cultural exchange activities and living with a Balinese family and interacting with the kids helps you a lot to understand their traditions and way of living. What I personally found incredible. Moreover you have free weekends and Fridays where you can travel. I will always thank the VP Bali family for let me live this experience. I truly hope I can go back.