Every week we are saying goodbye to our lovely and hard working volunteers. It is always a hard moment to farewell the people that have done so much for the community and children of Bali. Each and everyone of them, whether they were volunteering for 2 weeks or 3 months, have a special place in our hearts and will always be part of the VP Bali family.
When volunteering at Volunteer Programs Bali it is guaranteed that you build a close relationship with your students. Teaching them English everyday and having so much fun with them creates a beautiful and unforgettable experience for both the volunteers and the children. Thus is it always hard to say goodbye.
Not only the students get attached to our volunteers, this counts as well for the local staff of Volunteer Programs Bali. As the local staff is present in the schools everyday and working closely together with the volunteers, they as well build a very special relationship. The local staff has an important role in the schools by helping the volunteers in their classes, translating games and exercises for them and also helping them with lesson materials. You can imagine that is also very hard on our staff to say goodbye at the end of the volunteers placement.
It is very important for VP Bali to show our gratitude and thank our volunteers for their efforts and hard work. We want to show them how much we appreciate their time and ideas in teaching English to the Balinese children and help them grow in a safe learning environment.
Every Thursday it is time to farewell the volunteers that are leaving this week. It is their last day at the school and most of the volunteers are leaving Ubud or Bali the day after. The team of VP Bali really likes to create a farewell party to never forget. Together with the students we think of fun and unique ways to show the volunteers how much we are going to miss them.
A lot of our female students love to give the volunteers flowers on their last day and make little notes. Some of our older students like to make some music and sing a song for them.
But our local staff also has fun ways to say goodbye! During the week the team starts brainstorming on how to make an unforgettable farewell. Dances are practised at the founders house in the evenings and with a lot of imagination and creativity our team members are being transformed in Balinese dancers and comic figures. Sometimes the volunteers or students don’t even recognize the staff members when they do their act at the school.
Having so much fun together makes the sad moments of farewell a very special and loving memory that the volunteers hopefully never forget.
We at VP Bali are always so thankful for all the volunteers that are a part of the VP Bali family, we couldn’t do it without you!
