A new family in Palestine!

I have spent two weeks at Excellent Centre for Palestine and during that time I have done an incredible amount.

Osama and Marwa were incredible hosts, making me feel very much part of the family. I enjoyed many teas and dinners with them. They and all the team at the centre are also very knowledgeable about Palestinian culture and history and always willing to answer questions and share information.

We met with many interesting local people via the centre, including business owners, human rights activists and local Palestinian citizens, who all openly shared their experiences and stories.

My Arabic speaking has come on a very long way, from knowing some basic greetings to now being able to have good conversations with locals and teachers. My arabic teacher was engaging, a great teacher and also fun to be with.

I worked with different groups of children in refugee camps and at the centre, who were all lovely to work with.

It has been an inspiring and educational experience which has taught me a lot about Palestine and also myself! I will definitely be back to visit everybody again in the future.