Expanish Volunteer Blog

Over the past 10 years the world of volunteering has changed significantly, especially in the age group of many volunteers. If you thought that volunteering was for teens, recent graduates, or gap year abroad students, think again! A growing number of people are ditching the all-inclusive or cruise ship vacation packages and opting to take [...]

As exciting and rewarding as a volunteer placement can be, it can also be very challenging both physically and mentally. Living in a new country, working with new people, speaking a new language, and offering your skills to those are in need, can all be major changes in your life and sometimes to start off [...]

If you are looking to get away one of these weekends, get out of the big and busy city of Buenos Aires and head somewhere a little more tranquil, the small town of Colonia is a great getaway. Colonia is located in Uruguay, only a short trip from Buenos Aires. You can head to the [...]

If you are vacationing in, living in, or volunteering in Buenos Aires, there are some little feline friends in the city that could use your help. In the beautiful and trendy neighbourhood of Palermo is a city owned park named the ‘Botanical Gardens,’ sometimes referred to as the ‘Parque Gato,’ meaning cat park. This lovely [...]

When applying for work of any kind, volunteer, paid, etc, our work resumes are what tells our future employers who we are, what we have done, and what we can do. Volunteer work is often seen as a difficult ‘experience’ to add to ones resume as there is an uncertainty around how to categorize it, [...]

Volunteering abroad is becoming more and more popular around the world and more and more people who have never thought to do this sort of travel abroad experience before are organizing their lives at home and taking time to travel abroad and help those who are in need. If you have ever thought about volunteering [...]

Although Argentina is improving year after year in its efforts to be more environmentally aware, it does still have a way to go in its recycling efforts, and the ‘Cartoneros’ (recyclers) of Buenos Aires could use your help! In reality, there is no ‘real’, government paid recycling program in Buenos Aires. Over the past decade, [...]

Buenos Aires can be looked at as a city with two faces; the first face is the sophisticated, exciting, cosmopolitan, shop-till-you-drop, cuisine-lover’s paradise, international upscale neighbourhoods, and foreigner friendly face. You cannot help but love it, want to live it, and never want to leave it. The other face is the poverty stricken, unsanitary living [...]