I had the incredible opportunity to travel and volunteer in Costa Rica with International Student Volunteers – www.isvonline.org
As a country girl it was the first time I had ever travelled out of Australia and it was an amazing experience I will never forget. One of the greatest things about ISV was that I got to travel with a group of amazing people from around the world that have become some of my closest friends today.
The ISV programme was so well organised, on arrival in San Jose my volunteer group of 8 people travelled south to the small little village of Quizzara which we called home for the next two weeks. During the day we volunteered in the Los Cusingos Reserve – one of the most ecologically bio diverse parts of the world. We also spent our time working within the village to improve the environmental awareness and education of the children within the community. It was a very meaningful project with wonderful long term goals.
One of my most favorite parts about my ISV experience is that I got to spend it living with a Costa Rican family. I got to completely immerse myself in a brand new culture and way of life learning so many new things every single day. Not knowing a word of Spanish before leaving Australia, I came out with an understanding and appreciation for a whole new language and culture, nothing like I could have ever learnt in a classroom.
After my volunteer experience I got to participate in the two week educational adventure tour doing crazy adrenaline filled activities like water water rafting the Pacuare river, horseback riding, zip lining through the cloud forests of Monteverde and my personal favorite, relaxing on a beautiful tropical beach in the Caribbean to help unwind after the adventure activities.
As I was a student at the time and had never travelled before ISV was the perfect opportunity to experience something incredible that I could have never organized on my own. All my accommodation was organized for me as well as my meals. I had the luxury of not having to organize any activities or transport myself. I love ISV as the entire trip was organized for me before I left my home town and I was able to have the most incredible experience with an awesome group of people.
ISV is a USA based non-profit organization with offices in 12 different countries. ISV operates volunteer programs in 8 different regions: Australia, New Zealand, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Thailand, Ecuador, Eastern Europe and South Africa. The ISV program incorporates two weeks of volunteer work and two weeks of adventure travel. Academic credit is available to students as well as sponsorship donations so that everyone can afford to go. If I had the chance to travel again I would definitely travel and volunteer my time again with ISV! Thank you!
Check them out at www.isvonline.org
Celeste Westendorf – “International Student Volunteers”
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I had the incredible opportunity to travel and volunteer in Costa Rica with International Student Volunteers – www.isvonline.org
As a country girl it was the first time I had ever travelled out of Australia and it was an amazing experience I will never forget. One of the greatest things about ISV was that I got to travel with a group of amazing people from around the world that have become some of my closest friends today.
The ISV programme was so well organised, on arrival in San Jose my volunteer group of 8 people travelled south to the small little village of Quizzara which we called home for the next two weeks. During the day we volunteered in the Los Cusingos Reserve – one of the most ecologically bio diverse parts of the world. We also spent our time working within the village to improve the environmental awareness and education of the children within the community. It was a very meaningful project with wonderful long term goals.
One of my most favorite parts about my ISV experience is that I got to spend it living with a Costa Rican family. I got to completely immerse myself in a brand new culture and way of life learning so many new things every single day. Not knowing a word of Spanish before leaving Australia, I came out with an understanding and appreciation for a whole new language and culture, nothing like I could have ever learnt in a classroom.
After my volunteer experience I got to participate in the two week educational adventure tour doing crazy adrenaline filled activities like water water rafting the Pacuare river, horseback riding, zip lining through the cloud forests of Monteverde and my personal favorite, relaxing on a beautiful tropical beach in the Caribbean to help unwind after the adventure activities.
As I was a student at the time and had never travelled before ISV was the perfect opportunity to experience something incredible that I could have never organized on my own. All my accommodation was organized for me as well as my meals. I had the luxury of not having to organize any activities or transport myself. I love ISV as the entire trip was organized for me before I left my home town and I was able to have the most incredible experience with an awesome group of people.
ISV is a USA based non-profit organization with offices in 12 different countries. ISV operates volunteer programs in 8 different regions: Australia, New Zealand, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Thailand, Ecuador, Eastern Europe and South Africa. The ISV program incorporates two weeks of volunteer work and two weeks of adventure travel. Academic credit is available to students as well as sponsorship donations so that everyone can afford to go. If I had the chance to travel again I would definitely travel and volunteer my time again with ISV! Thank you!
Check them out at www.isvonline.org