Volunteer Blog

My name is Pieter Rautenbach, I am a student in South Africa.  My stay at Angels of Hope has been magic, it was only for a week but every minute was filled with love and life.  If you want to get off the gringo trail it is the perfect place to go.

You actually get to meet “real” South American people instead of meeting fellow travelers in hostels in cities. The Spanish lessons were great and the community in the nearby town is friendly and very interesting.

Not to mention the volunteer work is really making a difference, you don’t just put money together to buy people a couple of gifts once a year but you actually help construct things that will affect their lives for a very long time, like helping the school and building latrines and employing local people. 

I wish I could stay longer, I already feel very comfortable here, I would never give this week up for anything.

Thank you so much, 

Pieter.