Definitely a Great Volunteer Experience

Wanted to volunteer overseas ever since i have been hearing stories from my friends about how much fun they had when they join school volunteer trips. I was thinking i would volunteer after i have completed my National Service (2 Years), but i jumped on the opportunity when my friend asked me to join him to this program in August.

Not knowing what to expect, except that i was gonna be living near a beach and i am teaching. I have 0 teaching experience. On the first day we took a tour of the place and met the staffs who are very welcoming and also all the friendly volunteers from around the world.

Staff
Ketut - the main guy who coordinate everything from accepting you for volunteering to your transport and accomodation. Any issue, you can find him.
Leony - Co-ordinator helping Ketut. She is very friendly and you can also talk to her about anything
Nyoman - Very chill nice guy, he usually does the driving
Nyoman (Different person from the top) - Master Chef. cooks all the meals and also do laundry

Kids / Students
These kids are really eager to learn. Some of the kids go to school in the morning and come to Yayasan in the noon to learn english. These kids are very welcoming, they will say hi and find out all new volunteers they see. Even though i dont teach some of these kids, they still know my name and come to say hi to me everyday they see me. It really makes you happy.

Teaching of the kids
Freestyle. There is no mandatory structure, method, format or topic to teach. You teach the kids whatever you think is going to benefit them the most. Mix games, music and use about any creative ideas you have to make the lesson interesting. On my first week, i sit in and learned from a volunteer while she is having her lesson. Then i started teaching by myself. I have a new friend i made there to help me translate to the kids if they dont understand. Game time are pretty much what the kids are excited about. My tip is to mix games with learning.

Volunteers
Other great part of joining this program is that i get to meet people from across the world that are here just to do the same thing as me. During meal time or chill time, its a good time to share traveling stories and also cultural / country differences. You really learn alot just by chatting and sharing. During the weekends, you will also join some of your new found friends to explore Bali

Its really true when you read that when you volunteer, you are the one who gets the most. I am thankful for every experience i have during the 3 weeks. I will go back to visit definitely.