My 2 Week Experience in Cape Town, South Africa

I am so glad that I discovered Volunteer Solutions. South Africa was the next place I wanted to travel to on my bucket list and I've always wanted to volunteer in a different country, so I googled volunteer companies and Volunteer Solutions was the first to pop up! I immediately signed up for Social Welfare project in Cape Town, and even though my parents were cautious at first about me going, the Volunteer Solutions profile and handouts made them feel much better about who I'll be traveling with.

Cape Town was an amazing place to travel to. I highly recommend all volunteers of any age to go there and see it for yourself! The beauty of Cape Town is surreal, the people there and the staff are amazingly friendly. I felt so much more comfortable volunteering on my own once I met them. They are great people who strive to see you succeed and be happy! There is so much to do in Cape Town and I honestly wish I had more than 2 weeks there, but unfortunately that was all the time I could get off work! I made the best of the two weeks by doing something fun each day after my volunteer project, like skydiving, visiting markets, shark cage diving, visiting wineries, and doing safari tours.

Our hostel that we stayed in was incredible. I felt welcomed and right at home as soon as I was greeted at the door. The hosts of our Hostel, Noël and 'V' were absolutely amazing. They always had enough food for us, made sure that we were satisfied with our stay, made sure we had safe taxi's every time we got transferred to and from the hostel, and always wanted to see us happy. They wanted nothing but the best for us.

I was stationed at a child care center called "Gingerbread House". The staff and children were so heart warming and it was so hard to say goodbye to them! I fell in love with all the children. They were the most patient, well-behaved, and friendly kids. I'm very happy I chose social welfare as my project.

I will most definitely be using Volunteer Solutions again in my future. It opened my eyes to traveling more and meeting more people. It was the best decision I made. I look forward to applying again and seeing their future posts about other volunteers' experience!