My Nonprofit Reviews

If offered full time employment at the orphanage I was assigned to volunteer at, and if not for the grandchildren I cherish at home, I’d still be in Guatemala. I’ve never been so profoundly moved and have never gathered as much knowledge in the short 7 days I spent with CCS. I learned about cultural differences, tradition, history, and politics, and most importantly I learned things about myself. The preconceptions I had about extreme poverty and the people that live in it led me to believe I had to be on guard at all times from fear of being robbed or cheated. Example; I’d watched a man sprint an entire city block just to return a shopping bag accidentally left at his store by one of my classmates. This was my "a-ha moment". All my life I’ve taken pride in my ability to instantly sum up any situation and a person’s character with a glance. I was wrong. I don’t have or have never had this ability and when I realized it my eyes were open to a world I never knew existed. I can’t wait to work with CCS again.
Thank you, Matt Biaso, Guatemala, 5/15