¡Hola everybody!
As some of you may know, I will leave Germany on the 8th of August for a whole year.
Where I am going? México.
I am not doing an exchange year again, I will be doing a volunteer year (auf Deutsch: FSJ). I will work at a secundary school assisting the english classes as well as other activities. The school is in a small town called San Juan Tilcuatla (Hidalgo) which is close to Pachuca de Soto.
Maybe you are asking yourself how I got the idea to volunteer abroad.
Well... I knew that I wanted to go abroad again after I finished school in Germany. And I knew that I did not want to do Work & Travel or be an AuPair. So I googled "volunteer year abroad" and Google showed me the page from AFS. After some research I applied. After the selection process I got an email that they accepted me and that I would be going to México.
I really couldn't believe it! And I was also chosen to do my volunteer year with weltwärts (which is supported from the BMZ).
I attended two preparation weeks where I met the other people who will be going to México with weltwärts. It was a lot of fun! Now we are like a big, happy family and I can't wait to see them all again at the airport.
My friend suggested that I should also talk about how I feel. I am really excited to go to México, but of course I am also sad to leave my family and friends behind.
It will be a bitter sweet goodbye. I am glad that I have found so many new friends who will probably feel the same and I know that we will always help and support each other.
If you have any question, please let me know in the comments (or just message me).
¡Hasta pronto!
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