Safe as Houses

I really enjoyed my time at Excellence Centre. I came from London and was a bit wary of how safe it would be, but upon getting here all my worries disappeared. Hebron is a really vibrant city with lots of nice shops, big mosques, and really friendly people. The call to prayer resonates beautifully around the centre where I teach as well as the apartment where I am staying.

The centre itself is really clean and well laid out. All the teachers were really friendly and keen to know more about me. It was really easy to get into a daily schedule of first, breakfast with other volunteers, then me teaching an English lesson to some delightful students. I liked the fact that the schedule allowed plenty of free time to plan lessons as well as do anything I wanted to leisure-wise.

I also really liked how the centre gave us a tour of the old city and the visit to Ibrahimi Mosque. The community dinners were amazing.

The apartment was really clean and nicely laid out. I enjoyed the experience of sharing it with other volunteers. That turned out to be a real highlight of my experience.