IHF

While I was thinking about applying for a volunteer experience with IHF I went through a YouTube video about IHF, and in one of the comments there was written: “Don’t hesitate to apply”. I’m now nearly at the end of my experience with IHF here in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, and would really like to thank the guy who wrote that comment, because it made me more confident about applying. So now I want to give the same advice to whoever is reading: if you’re staring now at this testimonial, trying to figure out whether if it is a good choice leaving your country and spend two weeks, one month or more volunteering in one of IHF’s centers: stop thinking! Don’t hesitate no more and send the application form! Volunteering with IHF is an absolute unique and incredibly enriching experience. You will have the possibility to pass your knowledge to students which are incredibly eager for learning but also to get to know a different culture in a deep way, experiencing what real travel is. I met incredibly welcoming and nice local and international volunteers, and had the possibility to work in an international and highly stimulating atmosphere. Getting also to know, from the inside, how an international NGO works. Often teachers says that teaching is a two way process, in which the teacher also learns from his students: this has been incredibly true in my experience! In fact working with IHF largely widens your perspective about the world and gives you the possibility to get to know well cultures, ways of life and traditions different from yours. This experience will leave me life-lasting memories.