volunteering – Two Brits Abroad

Out and about in Medellín

January 18, 2015 Sarah Comments 0 Comment

Plaza Cisneros in the centre of Medellín Once home to the brutal drug lord, Pablo Escobar, and known as the most dangerous city in the world, Medellín has really cleaned up its act in the last 5 to 10 years. In 2013, it was named the most innovative city in the world in recognition of its remarkable turnaround, notably through regeneration projects, such as the building of cable cars to improve transport links up and down the mountains. For visitors,…

Volunteering with the Angeles de Medellin

December 27, 2014 Sarah Comments 0 Comment

James and I with some of our English students In Medellín, we spent a few weeks volunteering with the Angeles de Medellín, teaching English, playing with the local children and distributing much needed clothes, food and household goods. The charity operates up in one of the mountains in Medellín in the small barrio of Regalo de Dios (which, perhaps ironically, translates as gift from God). Up here, life is quite different from the city. The people have very little and very…