4 weeks in Bali with IVHQ

My name is Ruby and I'm from Australia. I recently spent 4 weeks volunteering on the teaching program in Bali with IVHQ. I cannot recommend IVHQ enough and it is indescribable how much my 4 weeks in Bali meant to me.

I met people from all over the world and shared some of the most enjoyable experiences of my life with these new friends. Each weekend we travelled all over Bali but were always happy to return home to our village life to relax by the pool, eat delicious home-cooked food and meet the new volunteers that had arrived.

Teaching in the village school was more difficult than I was expecting but all the more rewarding because of it. The children I met were so energetic and enthusiastic to learn that in returning to Australia I felt ever more appreciative of my own opportunities and education. Long after I left Bali I am motivated by the people I met there- The children who persisted with their worksheets whilst it was pouring down rain, the taxi drivers who demonstrated kindness to every person who entered their car, the staff at Green Lion who made sure every volunteer felt safe and all the like-minded friends I made.

This experience was the best of my life so far and I will definitely be travelling with IVHQ again. If you're thinking about going - JUST GO and go for as long as you possibly can. You won't regret it!