English:
Tips if you want to volunteer (abroad):
Hello everybody! Welcome back to my blog! I hope you're all having a great day so far.
Today I am going to write about why you should consider volunteering, as it is something that I did for one entire year of my life and an experience that I'll never forget.
The first question you should ask yourselves when you consider volunteering is... 'Why not?'. Volunteering is a great way to discover new countries, get immersed in new cultures, learn from other people and spend a very gratifying time doing something for other people.
When people consider volunteering, they sometimes feel scared because they don't know what to expect from the country they are going to visit and they don't know how much money they are going to spend altogether. Also, people worry a lot about health issues - How probable is it to catch an illness? What if there are no cures for certain illnesses they might catch? Should they take many medicines or shouldn't they? What if they don't like the experience? Can they come back earlier?
To be honest, these are questions that I also asked myself before I went to India, but I chose to be brave and did it. I decided that I'd rather regret what I had done than what I hadn't done. I wanted to give myself the chance of at least knowing everything that trip would entail - and so I did.
So, here are some tips that might be useful if you'd like to volunteer:
