To ensure you of a good time, and us of a volunteer of the standard we guarantee our project partners, it's important that you know what is expected of an ACE volunteer. Make sure to read through the following carefully BEFORE you sign up:
You are the ideal volunteer if:
- You truly enjoy exerting yourself on meaningful projects in beautiful locations and like a challenge
- You are an orderly person who likes to keep your housing clean
- You are the type of person who stays positive and enthusiastic through less than perfect situations, and believe that a positive attitude means everything
- You have a sense of responsibility
- You are flexible and able to adapt to sudden changes in plans
- You feel you have no problem understanding and expressing yourself in English
- You are a fit person between 18-40 years
Do NOT apply if:
- You are looking for a cheap vacation. This is not a holiday
- Your main reason to join is to learn/improve your English. You must have at least advanced intermediate English
- You expect to choose your own project (ACE rotates your projects and it is not possible for you to decide where to go)
- You are not physically fit, able to hike long distances with a heavy backpack and exert yourself for 10 hours a day in extreme weather conditions
- You are a messy person who does not clean up after yourself in the housing, but rather expect others to do it for you
- You can't share the responsibility of taking out garbage, cleaning the common areas (bathrooms, kitchen, backyard) and instead reason that someone else will do it
- You are a negative person who finds things to complain and whine about, and try to get others to see the negative aspect along with you
