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Bridge the World, Share the Heart: Volunteer to Celebrate Culture

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The experience

This possition is AVALIABLE ONLY ON MAY, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER. . Beyond the classroom, you’ll engage in one-on-one conversations with students, giving them the opportunity to practice English while you share insights about your own culture. You’ll also have the opportunity to explore the rich traditions of Ecuador and discover the fascinating history of Latacunga city, while visiting local landmarks.

What you offer

18 hours of help per week

Teaching Sports: Teaching or assisting the host, guests, or local communities in practicing sports or physical activities.

Teaching Languages: Teaching a language to the host, guests, or local communities.

Arts: Help with painting, graffiti, sculpting or drawing.

Party Promoter: Help organise and promote parties and social activities.

What you get

3 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Discounts on Restaurants: Get discounts at nearby restaurants.

Discounts on Pubs: Get discounts at nearby pubs.

Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.

Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Fluent English

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

Be from outside Ecuador

Mandatory volunteer introduction video

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

The main activity you will be doing is organizing and being part of our events that take place on different date during the month. You will be inmersed in our culture observing our dancings, dressing like the main characters in each festivity, and other great activities that allow you to experience being here in Latacunga, Ecuador. REMEBER THIS POSITION IS AVALIABLE ONLY ON MAY, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER. You will have the chance to interact with our students in a one-one English conversation in order that they can improve their English skills while both, you and the student, can share some facts about each culture. Also, you may have the opportunity to visit some touristic places, or join to some events with our students and teachers according to the activities planned. Teachers are going to make you know about them and you will be helping our students to develop their language skills during the trips. Also, if you require to learn some Spanish basses, our students can help you to learn a little about that. Those extra activities you will be doing just for covering the hours required in case we do not have new students.

Activities & Shift

What we offer you is your full accommodation in our institute where you can have your private room and bathroom. That includes the bed linen, toilet paper, hot water. Also, we provide Wi-Fi connection, a place where you can wash your clothes by hand and a place where you can dry them. We have a nice rooftop where you can observe the whole city and two volcanos when it is not cloudy. We will pay you 5 dollars each day worked to cover the two meals offered as we do not have a person who can prepare meals. That amount of money we will pay you the last day you work. You can use the shared- kitchen to prepare your own food if you want.

Rules

Keep the kitchen and common areas cleaned. We have a schedule for using the kitchen as the auditorium is in front of it, so we can use the kitchen until 9 in the morning and after 6:30 in the afternoon. Keep the main door closed when there is nobody from the staff.