There were two days that really stand out for me. the first was the day we took the special needs people to the zoo. We were one on one with them and i was with a man called Carlos Sanchez! He loved every minute which made me enjoy every minute. Seeing how happy we could make them from just one day out to the zoo made me so happy. The other day was the sports day at the home, Hogar de Cristo. We arrived at 11 and stayed til 6pm and it was a great day. First we met everyone which for peruvians is a huge deal and takes a while to go round and hug everyone. Then we had a little show from different people from the home, one of the orphan boys juggled, the special needs men did a hilarious dance involving imitating being drunk. The special needs women put on a dance too, a traditional peruvian one. They then put on some music and we all danced! they all love to dance! it was so much fun! while the music was playing we started the volleyball game, we were all awful compared to the boys at the home!! but when it came to the football we were similar abilities, but they still beat us 4-2. The people who werent involved in the sports stayed dancing and having fun all day, it was so much fun. a great day.

I spent one month volunteering in Bogotá and I never expected it to be the life changing experience that it was. Five days a week I spent the day at an elderly home for women who have been found on the streets of Bogotá, homeless and without family. I loved brightening their day and although they always thanked me for the work I did, I feel that I gained so much more from them and my experience. I was a little nervous before arriving in Colombia because of its seemingly still poor stereotype with drugs and war, however I immediately was at ease when I saw first hand at how progressed it is and have honestly never felt safer in any other foreign country. I lived right near downtown and the housing was extremely comfortable, the hosting outstanding, and the Colombian food fantastic. Bogotá is a huge, modernized city which I had plenty of time to explore during my downtime and on weekends when I didn't travel outside of the city. I also made lots of friends there which added to my experience even more. I highly recommend volunteering with IVHQ - Colombia; it is an organization dedicated to serving those in need in Colombia and I can guarantee that it will be one of the best and most rewarding experiences of your life.

Information Booklet - The information in the booklet was great and really helpful.

General Service - I was very impressed with the quality of service and prompt replies.

I would rate you 9 out of 10 only because nothing is perfect. I would rate the Nepal team 9 out of 10 for the same reason. They were excellent and everything ran to clockwork and the Nepalese were extremely friendly and helpful.

The friendliness of the people and the natural beauty of the country have made Ghana the perfect place to volunteer for me. I have enjoyed speaking to the locals and learning the Twi language whilst in Nkwanta and on my travels. The children at the orphanage make the experience unforgettable and are quite humbling. My happiest moment was when we were all sat around and the kids started singing a song for us in Twi. My saddest moment was when the kids went 1.0 down in the local derby. My biggest regret is not staying for longer and the kids are praying for me to get a good job after university so that I might be able to go back!