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Hi! My name is Alba, I am Spanish, I am 25 years old and I arrived in Sicily without really knowing what to expect, but convinced that it would not let me down.

I spent two months in a small town in the north of the island, Sant’Agata di Militello, working with Caritas in a summer camp for children, under the supervision of InformaGiovani. During this period we spent our mornings organising activities, games and songs with children aged 5 to 13,  in my case, every week I also made videos for the association’s Instagram profile.

Being in contact with the children was fun and demanding in equal measure, but I learned a lot from each of them , as well as learning about fifty new group dances and Italian songs!

I was lucky enough to share this experience with other volunteers like me and, every two weeks, a new group of ten volunteers started alongside us. These were months in which I met so many people and shared my time with young people from different cultures, but with values and interests similar to mine.

Il gruppo gusta una pizza al tramonto seduto sul lungomare, con il mare calmo e la costa che si allunga all'orizzonte.

In the house where we lived, we organised together international dinners, cinema nights, World Cup watch parties, board games and much more. The most interesting thing, besides becoming a team within the summer camp, was seeing how we were becoming a team outside of work too, with each group we organised weekend trips to other parts of the island and visited many places together.

                                                           Bambini seduti in cerchi colorati durante un gioco di gruppo all'aperto, con un pallone giallo al centro e un animatore che guida l'attività.          volontari animano un gioco ispirato alle carte siciliane per un gruppo di bambini seduti nel cortile, davanti a un cartellone colorato con i semi "denari" e "coppe"

My advice for anyone thinking about living an experience like this is, without a doubt: do it! It will be a journey full of challenges and difficulties, but truly rewarding and full of lessons. Personally, I feel very lucky to have discovered this wonderful island in the company of amazing people, and I would do it all again without hesitation.

To every young person with curiosity, a desire to meet new cultures and new people, and to broaden their horizons in a project full of learning: this is your chance!

Project 2025-1-IT03-ESC51-VTJ-000346893