English speaker? Volunteer at a Vaughan Town in Spain.

[sillydoll]

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]

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

A major blunder IMHO.

 

[dougfitz]

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

 

[methodist.pilgrim.98]

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]

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!

 

[stevenjarvis]

I wondered if anyone had recent experience

 

[obinjatoo@yahoo.com]

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.....)

 

[obinjatoo@yahoo.com]

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

 

[stevenjarvis]

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

Obinjatoo , well two minds think alike anyway !

 

[jim-459]

http://www.vaughantown.com

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

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.