The friendliness of the people you meet is heart-warming and will certainly help you to feel right at home. As soon as you arrive, you'll slip into the laid-back culture of this Latin American country. You'll be relaxed and calm at the same time… What a place!!!

Travellers Worldwide Guatemala volunteer projects are based in gorgeous and social Antigua. Hannah Lethbridge volunteered in Antigua, Guatemala with Travellers. Here’s what she had to say about her placement:

When I travelled to Guatemala I had just turned 18, and was travelling in my summer before i started at university. I stayed for a month in Antigua, and worked in a creche with children aged up to 2 years old. I found the placement very fulfilling in more ways than I could have imagined. I was able to see throughout my placement many improvements in the children, and helped many reach milestones. The most memorable of these was teaching two of the young children to walk, and seeing them improve more quickly than I realised possible. This left be feeling very proud of myself, as I felt I had been able to make a difference. Other memories that will stay with me include teaching the children to sit, crawl, stand and eat by themselves. It is amazing to see cultural differences between children from places like Guatemala, who do not have much money, compared to those in the western world.

The children are much more grateful for anything they are given, and anything I was to give the children, even something as simple as a biscuit, made a difference to their day. I found that I was a bit shocked by the ratio of children to teachers in this environment, as two women were left to look after around 15 children under 3 years old, many unable to walk or talk, and they not only played and looked after the children but also bathed them and changed their clothes regularly.

I am more than grateful for my time in Guatemala and those memories and the skills I received from my time there will continue to stay with me in the future. I will hope to continue travelling and doing different placements in the future and to try and make a difference like I felt I was able to in Antigua.

Find more information about volunteer projects in Guatemala & Central America please vsiti the Travellers Worldwide website.

Browse One World 365 Guatemala Volunteer Travel Opportunities:
- Guatemala Volunteer
- Teach in Guatemala
- Central America Tours