Proyecto Blog

I first heard of Proyecto Horizonte through a friendly phone call with my friend. I was unhappy with my first job after graduating from college and the more I heard and read about the project, the more it seemed like a great fit. They were incredibly helpful with visa information and flexible with my lack of certainty about how long I was going to stay. When I arrived, I immediately fell in love with the city of Cochabamba, it’s not overwhelming large but it has loads of nice restaurants at great prices and a multitude of public parks and plazas. It is a great city to around in and has plenty of public transportation, including some that take you right to the doorstep of the project. After being impressed with the city I was just as impressed with the project. Before traveling to South America I had absolutely no background in Spanish, and I was pleasantly surprised by the how patient all the people were in the project. In addition I was set up with a great teacher, with whom I met with two times a week, and it honestly amazes me how fast I was able to learn Spanish immersed in this city. Since I was staying for an extended period of time, I was able to work in the health center, where I built great relationships with the nurses, doctors and especially the laboratory technician, with whom I assisted on a day to day basis. It seemed like to me that proyecto horizonte did a great job matching volunteer skills with the needs of the project and the community. In addition I have a great time working with kids in the community, by running a school of soccer and a school of basketball. I have been here since February first and it sound cliché but time has really flown by. I will be sad to leave because I met so many great people and developed so many great relationships. This has been a life- changing trip and I the experiences I have had and the things that I have learned will impact me for the rest of my life.