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Review for Cross-Cultural Solutions, New Rochelle, NY, USA

Rating: 5 stars  

Fantastic program with fantastic staff. I had a great experience in Thailand and experienced the country in a way I could not have if I'd traveled there on my own.

I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...

I was there for three weeks and it was hard to gauge the impact left in such a short period, but it was obvious while I was there that the cumulative work over time of volunteers made a difference in the students' English skills.

If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...

I don't think I'd change much. The program is well organized both in the US and on site. Perhaps progress at the schools would be quicker if I'd gone in with more of a sense of exactly what previous volunteers had been doing. There was some sort of book where we kept a record of what we were teaching, what progress was made, but there wasn't an overarching curriculum to follow.

When was your last experience with this nonprofit?

2006

Role:  Volunteer & I was in Trang, Thailand teaching English in an elementary school. It's a required part of the curriculum however many of Thai teachers are not fluent in English themselves. .