Volunteeringabroadisgreat.Notonlydoyoutraveltoanexoticcountryyoualsomeetlike-mindedpeopleandattheendofitallyouhavesomethingtoputonyourCVtoimpressemployerswith．Butdidyoueverstoptothinkabouthowgreati

　　Volunteeringabroadisgreat.Notonlydoyoutraveltoanexoticcountryyoualsomeetlike-mindedpeopleandattheendofitallyouhavesomethingtoputonyourCVtoimpressemployerswith．Butdidyoueverstoptothinkabouthowgreatitisforthepeopleonthereceivingend?

　　InthiscontextDanielaPapihasapoint-foreignersrushingheroicallytovolunteerinacountrythey’veneverheardofareunlikelytomakeadifference.ButturningvolunteeringcampsintoclassroomsasPapiseemstoadvocate(倡导)inherarticlerisksthrowingthebabyoutwiththebathwaterbyputtingpeopleoffofvolunteering.

　　Ratherlearningshouldbeanaturalpartofthe.experienceandthekeytocreatingsuchanenvironmentispositioningeveryoneasequals.Inorderforthattohappenvolunteersneedcompetentleaderswhocreateanenvironmentofequality:

　　WhenafewyearsagoIjoinedagroupofinternationalvolunteerstohelpasmallfarmingcommunityintheSwissAlpswewereallquiteignorantaboutthelocalconditions.Butthankstoourgroupleaderitwasbothahelpfulprojectforthelocalsandafunandeye-openingexperienceforus．Beforewehadeventraveled(atourownexpense)tothemountaintopvillageourgroupleaderhadspenttimewiththevillagerspreparingtheprojecttomakesureitwouldbeofbenefittothem．She.arrangedforustohelpindifferentareasensuringthatwealwaysworkedalongsidelocalsratherthanforthem．Itwasnever"us"and"them"butalways."we"likeabigfamily.Asaresultconversationflowedandwelearnedagreatdealjustbycasuallytalkingtothelocalsasweworked． Attheendweleftwithadeepappreciationforthelaboroflovethatgoesintoproducingthefoodweeateveryday一一anappreciationwecouldtreasureourselvesandsharewithourpeers．

　　Volunteeringisn'taboutsavingsomeone'slifeorevenaboutchangingit.It'sabouttouchingadifferentworldandremindingourselvesthatthereismuchmuchmoretolifethanthedailyroutineswetakeforgranted．Withthatknowledgemaybejustmaybewecangoontoreallychangetheworld．

　　ByLukasThibaut

　　8.FromParagraphsIand2wecanlearnthat＿＿＿＿ininternationalvolunteering.

　　A.theauthorthinkshighlyofDanielaPapi.

　　B.foreignersare