I've tried to write this post about 5 times and it's so hard! To summarize such a life-changing and wonderful experience in one post is nearly impossible! My second trip to Morocco was so much more than a few weeks of volunteering and traveling. From all of the wonderful and hospitable people we met during our travels, to the dedicated and hardworking Volunteer Morocco employees who ensured our safety, comfort, and that we had a great time, I am extremely humbled and will forever be grateful to all that they did for us, and taught us. Meeting and working with so many new people from a new culture teaches you a lot, and has allowed me to improve my communication skills and well as to learn about a culture different than my own. I also learned from the people I traveled with! The girls I traveled to Morocco with taught me so much, especially, how to work as part of a team towards the same goal, regardless of how long you have known them. Teamwork is a transferrable skill that I will use throughout my life and career and any opportunity to develop those skills is one I will gladly take! Traveling to a country less fortunate than the one you are from is always an opportunity to take time and be grateful for what you have and the opportunities you are offered that not everyone else is. It is also an opportunity to learn from them. I find that because we have everything we could ever need here in America, it prevents us from learning how to improvise or work efficiently with less than optimal conditions. Traveling somewhere where they are extremely skilled at that offers a huge learning opportunity to see how to do things a different way, or with different resources. Overall, my experience with Volunteer Morocco was everything I could hope it would be and more and I would 100% recommend anyone who was considering going, to open their minds and hearts and go!
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AuthorMy name is Erika Bolduc. I am a second year Master of Physician Assistant Studies student at MCPHS University in Boston, MA. Archives
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