community volunteering in Merida

I had a great experience with my volunteering and my Spanish classes. Having Spanish every day was good practice for me and my speaking improved so much during my stay- especially as I lived with a local family who spoke very little English.
I felt like I knew what to expect as the team were in contact all the time in the build up and then we had orientation when we arrived.
My volunteering was really cool and I was able to get to know the young people quite well as I went for 4 hours a day Monday to Friday. I did feel like I was making a difference as the place doesn't get much support and they don't do many activities. So they enjoyed the crafts we organised and the English classes we did too.
I really liked Merida as a city as there is loads to do and the people are very welcoming :-)