English teaching, football coaching and educational support.
Teaching English in Thailand, English tutoring and football coaching in China, and three months working with Nuevo Destino in Honduras. In each country, I worked with children.
Thailand
I taught English for ten weeks through the volunteer organisation Projects Abroad.
China
I visited a primary school for one day. Separately, I worked as an English tutor and football coach with young children.
Honduras · Nuevo Destino
I spent three months supporting Nuevo Destino’s afternoon programme in Choloma, near San Pedro Sula. A private school funded free lessons for children without access to public schooling. The Christian project combined mathematics, Spanish, English and sport with concentration and motivation, aiming to improve educational and future employment opportunities.
What stayed with me
Some children walked 40–50 minutes to school each day and back because there was no school bus for their route. Teachers volunteered in the afternoon programme. The work was demanding, and I experienced strong solidarity and warmth.
Learning beyond the classroom
Once a week, I accompanied pastors on visits to nearby communities and neighbourhoods, including areas affected by gang violence. Local connections enabled conversations that broadened my understanding of living conditions.
Values in everyday life
Honesty, compassion, care and mutual support appeared in conversations, on signs and in daily songs. For me, those words became connected with emotions and encounters. Although the school was Christian, the human values I experienced reached beyond religion. I felt warmly welcomed and grateful to contribute. These experiences broadened my understanding of education: attention, motivation and children’s circumstances matter alongside subject knowledge.