English speaker? Volunteer at a Vaughan Town in Spain.

sillydoll

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• Mar 16, 2011

• #1

http://www.vaughantown.com

LAST MINUTE OPENINGS: MARCH 6-11 and APRIL onwards
Request for a program or send in an application now!!!

 

methodist.pilgrim.98

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• Mar 16, 2011

• #2

Interetsingly the site doesn't tell you whether you need to speak Spanish.

A major blunder IMHO.

 

dougfitz

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• Mar 16, 2011

• #3

Actually says that Spanish language is not required on http://volunteers.grupovaughan.com/the-participants.

 

methodist.pilgrim.98

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Francés (2004.SJPP-SdC-Finisterre)(1998-2012 completed in sections). Norte (2006.122km) Inglés (2009)

• Mar 16, 2011

• #4

Thank you. There were so many pages I didn't open them all. I guess I expected that info to be on the front page. But that's just me.

Appreciate the clarification.

 

BHfmSanDiego

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• Mar 17, 2011

• #5

In fact they do not want the english speakers to know or speak Spanish, it is felt this may cause a problem if it is spoken that the Spaniards may want to speak it instead of english, if you have the time it is a great program to take part in, the days are filled with great comradery. I took part in this program twice, 2004 and 2005, it was at this program I learned about the Camino, my first thought, who would walk that far? Well, know I know, me and thousands of others!

 

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stevenjarvis

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• Aug 22, 2013

• #6

I wondered if anyone had recent experience

 

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obinjatoo@yahoo.com

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• Aug 23, 2013

• #7

stevenjarvis said:

I wondered if anyone had recent experience as an English speaking volunteer they'd be happy to share.
There is a similar organisation called Pueblo Ingles. I appreciate this is not purely Camino related but I am interested in the possibility of combining volunteering and pilgrimage, ( pilgrimeering, volunpilgriming.....)

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obinjatoo@yahoo.com

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• Aug 23, 2013

• #8

I thought the same thing. Combine English language with walking a route and serving as hoapitalero. Great minds must think alike.

 

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stevenjarvis

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• Aug 24, 2013

• #9

obinjatoo@yahoo.com said:

I thought the same thing. Combine English language with walking a route and serving as hoapitalero. Great minds must think alike.

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Obinjatoo , well two minds think alike anyway !

 

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jim-459

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• Feb 9, 2016

• #10

sillydoll said:

http://www.vaughantown.com

LAST MINUTE OPENINGS: MARCH 6-11 and APRIL onwards
Request for a program or send in an application now!!!

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There is another company called DIVERBO who do the same type of volunteering holiday. Diverbo do Sunday to Sunday. Vaughan Town do Sunday to Friday evening. Both companies have a meeting/tapas party for the volunteers on the Saturday evening at their Madrid offices. My daughter has applied with Diverbo for late June.