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  1. M

    Accommodation for Volunteer

    Has anybody recently volunteered at the Pilgrim office for the 15 day timeframe? Where did you stay in Santiago?
  2. J Willhaus

    2023 HosVol albergue report

    We just got our newsletter this morning with a hospitalero report from 2023 from HosVol (one of the organizations we volunteer for that staffs albergues on various Caminos with volunteers). They covered volunteers for 22 albergues in 2023 and there were 587 volunteer hospitaleros needed for this...
  3. R

    Available to Volunteer 4/2024

    Hello my name is Rae and I've walked two caminos! This coming late April into May I'd like to volunteer at a smaller albergue that provides a communal meal. I'm energetic and welcoming and love to cook. I reaching out directly to some recommended albergues but I also wanted to put it here.
  4. TorontoGMan

    Hospitaleros & The Pilgrim

    Would you consider helping in an albergue following your Camino? If you have, what were your experiences like? Especially interested in hearing from those who stayed on in Spain or France, or Portugal immediately following your pilgrimmage... Thank you all for "your humble opinions"!!
  5. Yellowfriend

    How was your volunteering?

    Hi all, Are there tips or advices when volunteering? Looking forward but it’s also exciting 😅👣👣 Thanks!
  6. T

    4-week experience of being a Hospitalero

    I've just completed a 4-week stint as a (volunteer) Hospitalero on the VdlP, and I'm so pleased that I did it because it really was an eye-opener. As pilgrims, we trail from albergue to albergue without often thinking about the work that goes into ensuring that we reach a clean and safe bed at...
  7. Dave

    Announcement: Creation of the Acogida Tradicional Jacobea

    This has been in the works for a bit, but I received the formal announcement this morning: Dear Sir/Madam: We are writing to inform you of the recent creation of the ATJ (Spanish acronym standing for Acogida Tradicional Jacobea), our NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TRADITIONAL JACOBEAN WELCOME SPACES...
  8. Kirkie

    Hospitaleros needed for Winter 2024

    Hoping this thread is a good one to post the following: Desde noviembre y hasta febrero/marzo, quedarán abiertos 6 albergues en los que nosotros trabajamos, estos están bien equipados para pasar el invierno. Los turnos de este año 2023, ya están cubiertos, pero no los de los primeros meses del...
  9. Robo

    Volunteering as a Hospitalero/a

    Dumb question time, sorry. Pat and I are looking to start volunteering next year as hopefully I can start to ease back my workload. We have booked into the HosVol training here in Australia. Dumb Question Number 1. Are there other associations/organisations that provide such training. The...
  10. JeanneClaire

    Volunteering

    Hello I will be in the Pamplona area in a few days and wondered if any of the albergues needed some help, as I'd like to volunteer a week or 2? Finished volunteering in Portugal a couple months ago and I have some free time. Thanks!
  11. Deyanira

    Seeking guidance on becoming a hospitalera on the Camino Frances

    Hello, fellow travellers! I am creating this thread because I am interested in becoming a hospitalera on the Camino Frances, and I apologize in advance if this already exists. I searched for similar threads with no luck. This summer, from the end of July until mid-August, I fulfilled my dream...
  12. Becky 59

    Serving as Hospitalera in Logroño!

    I just started my quincena at the Donativo in Logroño, and will try and update how it goes on this thread. The Donativo has space for 60, but 26 spaces are in a bunk room that has been quarantined for bedbugs all summer, so the work load is less, but we have been full or nearly full every night...
  13. C

    What’s better than walking a Camino ?

    I have walked the Camino France, Portuguese central and coastal, Variant Espiritual and Ingles and will continue to walk while I can. But, I have found my true passion in serving as a hospitaler. 2024 will make it 8 sessions of serving and I have loved every one. Cooking, cleaning, laundry and...
  14. DesaignTHEO

    Certificated Hospitalero Available for Albergue or Meeting Centre in 2024

    In 2024 I can start as a certificated hospitalero. Which albergue or meeting centre is looking for somewone who offers his talents as; pionier, organiser, teacher, partner in art and crafts and studentexchange. Speaking Dutch, English, German. Learning a bit Spanish and Italian.
  15. J Willhaus

    LIVE from the Camino Welcoming pilgrims at Arrés

    Hola todos! Phil and I arrived in our rental car at the albergue about 1:30 pm. Manuel and Maria were waiting for us and after a quick handoff lasting about 90 minutes, they departed for their homes. Phil and I are experienced hospitaleros so they felt the albergue was in good hands. We have 9...
  16. Rebekah Scott

    2023: hospitalero shortage

    It was clear in 2022 that something was up... and now in 2023 it's come a cropper. There are thousands of trained hospitaleros out there, but this summer --with record numbers of pilgrims stretching the infrastructure to the limit -- there's a real shortage of volunteers stepping up to care for...
  17. Kathy F.

    Santiago Pilgrim Office Volunteers

    This is a question for those who have volunteered through the pilgrim office in Santiago in the past. I leave on Saturday to make my way to Santiago so I can start my 2 weeks of volunteering on Tuesday. I am happy and excited to give back to the Camino, which has given so much to me. Do I need...
  18. Bradypus

    Hospitalero threatened and punched - O Pino

    La Voz de Galicia has an article about an assault on a hospitalero in O Pino this weekend. A pilgrim refused to complete a registration form and became angry and abusive towards the hospitalero - eventually rushing at him and punching him. An incident captured on video. It is stated that...
  19. Kirkie

    link to hospitalero training information

    The link below will take you to the website where you can read, in Spanish, lots of information about the Hospitaleros Voluntarios, those who organise volunteers in albergues, and trainings for same. There are various bits and pieces of helpful information. Sorry I do not have time to run it...
  20. B

    14 "spare" days in Santiago - what to do.

    I had allowed myself plenty of time to walk the Caminho Portugues, so that in Santiago I would be able to meet up with a friend who first introduced me to the Camino, and who was walking her final section from O Cebreiro to Santiago. Shortly before leaving her doctor advised her not to walk. I...

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