China Vacation Volunteer Testimonials

"I just want to personally thank the Global Volunteers organization for my volunteer opportunity in China. This was my fifth program with Global Volunteers, and I am sure that it will not be my last. This is a great organization, and the project in Kunming is outstanding. Credit is due to the hosts and the team leader for this excellent program."
~ Susan Johnson, OH

"I am amazed at how quickly I am a part of it, and it is a part of me, at how fast I belong - my school, my attending teacher, my teammates, my teaching partner, my bright effervescent, eager, bubbly teenage students. Now they are not just statistics in a newspaper, they are faces I know and I think they will remain in my mind and heart forever."
~ Judith O'Neill, MD

“I now feel very close to the three teachers with whom I worked. Two were teachers and one was the principal of the school. Though our customs, cultural background and language may be different, our basic values are the same. The daily welcome from the kindergarten children and the tears from the teachers as we said our goodbyes left me speechless.” ~ Jane Roach, OR

"What we actually are doing is establishing contact at a very basic, person-to-person level. English language is only the vehicle for this. It is a microstep in the bridge-building process between the United States and China. And it feels, from here, like a step in the right direction."
~Les Rosen, CO