If you’re hesitant or looking for a sign this is it! Do it!

The Spain Global Works trip changed my life. It was two weeks of fun, exploration, and service. I knew no one on the trip, and I left with friends that I cherish and I’m still in contact with. I started the trip knowing only a little Spanish but I learned so much more during the trip and left more confident in my abilities. From beach activities, paella cooking class, to siesta, everyday was full of laughter, learning and delicious food. At first it may have seemed like not have our phones was going to be hard, but after the first few days we forgot all about our devices. We formed real connections to each other, talked during hikes and bus rides, played games together during siesta, and took pictures with our digital cameras. The service we did together made me into a better person. I now know more about organic and sustainable agriculture, (I ate the most delicious freshly picked berries I’ve ever had!) I gave back to the children and practiced Spanish with the teens of Dílar, learned cultural arts such as crocheting and flamenco dancing, and learned about the experiences of refugees in Spain. I look back on this trip often, I honestly loved every moment and I know you will too. Give yourself (or your teenager!) the chance to experience this amazing trip! I promise you won’t regret it.