Need a hand?

esmiles · 09-29-2009

Hola Amigos!!!
ok so i live in playa now! yay! i am taking spanish classes for half a day and have time for some volunteer work on the side, preferably to do with people, locals. i used to volunteer at the homeless shelter back home in canada. do you know of any opportunities to be helpful around here?

i speak a bit of spanish right now, enough to understand the day to day but not fluent yet. I'm most interested in volunteer opportunities within the playa community and secondly opportunities to do with animals and environment.

Ideas?

Thanks!!!

playafava · 09-29-2009

If you look around on here, you will find the Peanut Pet Shelter and a cat rescue project. I believe schools are always pretty much in need of supplies etc.

I have the idea of helping Mayans learn Spanish and English when I get there next year, so they can get better jobs etc..

A taxi driver I talked to in June had paid over 300.00 US for English classes, and he knew maybe two words of English. His wife was Maya and knew little Spanish even... seems the local and indigenous people realize the need for language skills, but are being taken advantage of by some of the schools in the area. I cold be wrong, but just a thought

Marissa B · 09-29-2009

www.angelnotion.org

They have many volunteer oportunities.....

Babaloo · 09-29-2009

Volunteer work is a tricky issue with immigration.
You may need to revise your visa to allow such a thing.
Crazy, eh?
Or just be discreet like so many of us.

esmiles · 09-29-2009

Thanks so much I just emailed Angel Notions for a volunteer info session! Let yáll know how it goes

esmiles · 09-29-2009

Playafava,
I'd actually love to help Mayans learn Spanish and English, was thinking of that too, except I don't speak any Mayan so I'm not sure how I can help teach them english? what ideas do you have?

LucyE · 09-29-2009

Quote:

Volunteer work is a tricky issue with immigration.
You may need to revise your visa to allow such a thing.
Crazy, eh?
Or just be discreet like so many of us.

Well of course something like this would happen... Jeez this is ridiculous.

snappysammy · 09-29-2009

if you keep a low profile and don't give anyone a reason to lodge a complaint there should be no problem

esmiles · 09-30-2009

cool thanks for the heads up! will be careful!

LucyE · 09-30-2009

Good luck Esmiles and thank you for offering a hand, I'm sure it is greatly appreciated!

09-29-2009	#1 (permalink)
esmiles lost on fifth Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 11	Need a hand? Hola Amigos!!! ok so i live in playa now! yay! i am taking spanish classes for half a day and have time for some volunteer work on the side, preferably to do with people, locals. i used to volunteer at the homeless shelter back home in canada. do you know of any opportunities to be helpful around here? i speak a bit of spanish right now, enough to understand the day to day but not fluent yet. I'm most interested in volunteer opportunities within the playa community and secondly opportunities to do with animals and environment. Ideas? Thanks!!!

09-29-2009	#2 (permalink)
playafava reposado Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Playa Baby!!!!! Posts: 1,072	If you look around on here, you will find the Peanut Pet Shelter and a cat rescue project. I believe schools are always pretty much in need of supplies etc. I have the idea of helping Mayans learn Spanish and English when I get there next year, so they can get better jobs etc.. A taxi driver I talked to in June had paid over 300.00 US for English classes, and he knew maybe two words of English. His wife was Maya and knew little Spanish even... seems the local and indigenous people realize the need for language skills, but are being taken advantage of by some of the schools in the area. I cold be wrong, but just a thought Last edited by playafava; 09-29-2009 at 02:25 PM..

09-29-2009	#5 (permalink)
esmiles lost on fifth Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 11	:) Thanks so much I just emailed Angel Notions for a volunteer info session! Let yáll know how it goes

09-29-2009	#3 (permalink)
Marissa B reposado Merchant Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: close to the beach in Playa Posts: 1,363	www.angelnotion.org They have many volunteer oportunities.....

09-29-2009	#4 (permalink)
Babaloo añejo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Playa del Carmen Posts: 22,436	Volunteer work is a tricky issue with immigration. You may need to revise your visa to allow such a thing. Crazy, eh? Or just be discreet like so many of us.

09-29-2009	#6 (permalink)
esmiles lost on fifth Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 11	Playafava, I'd actually love to help Mayans learn Spanish and English, was thinking of that too, except I don't speak any Mayan so I'm not sure how I can help teach them english? what ideas do you have?

09-29-2009	#8 (permalink)
snappysammy añejo Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 12,267	if you keep a low profile and don't give anyone a reason to lodge a complaint there should be no problem

09-30-2009	#9 (permalink)
esmiles lost on fifth Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 11	cool thanks for the heads up! will be careful!

09-30-2009	#10 (permalink)
LucyE añejo Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 7,240	Good luck Esmiles and thank you for offering a hand, I'm sure it is greatly appreciated!

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