By Irene Moreno

It has been an amazing stay in this project. Since the first day, I felt like this is my home. The team was very friendly and helpful. I arrived on Sunday and the coordinator picked me up. I met the other participants and there was another coordinator. They explained to me all about the project and the house rules. 

On Monday, we went to the school. I was nervous at first but when I met the kids it disappeared. Every day, there were more kids in the class and we had to divide them into 3 different groups. That made easier for us to teach them. We practised vocabulary, grammar and speaking in the class. All the kids are very nice and they behave courteously. We could see that they are improving their language skills. They were very grateful for our teaching because they knew that it was a great opportunity for them.

The coordinator taught me some words in Amharic, so that made easier for me to communicate with the locals. We also went to the city centre to see the market, the church and the lake. I loved the market. In the afternoon, we went to the lake or just took a walk. And the food was delicious at the centre.

In our free time, we went to the city centre to buy things in the market, to drink juice or just to walk. We also went to the lake that was next to our house to play with the kids. On the weekends, I did some trips to the Blue Nile Waterfalls and to Lalibela, which are the main attractions in this country. And it was amazing. The project here is just starting but I think it will grow to be better and help a lot of people. I really enjoyed my time with the coordinators and the other participant Ilie. I have learnt a lot from this experience which I will never forget.

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