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A Day in the Life of a Bunea Onda Volunteer

January 17, 2020

By William Deboer, Volunteer Morning Today we all woke up at around 5:45 to go and grab a coffee and shower to get ready for work. Some of us preferred […]

Volunteer Testimonial: Grateful for the Experience

May 21, 2018

By Erica, a Buena Onda Volunteer I am so pleased with my experience with Buena Onda and can’t imagine a better two months in Guatemala! Having been to Guatemala three […]

Volunteer Testimonial: A Magical Experience in Guatemala

January 20, 2018

By Becca, a Buena Onda Volunteer Long term volunteering was always a dream of mine- finding the time, resources and right organization to work through was the challenge. As a […]

The Beauty of Being Outside Your Comfort Zone

September 29, 2017

I have always found that there’s something particularly special about pushing yourself outside your comfort zone. Whether that means going to a new country, working in a different field, or […]

Volunteer Testimonial: Photography and Storytelling Workshops in Chimaltenango

September 27, 2017

Greg arrived three weeks ago with his camera and a plan to work with students at a school in Chimaltenango. When he arrived, he knew this would be both a […]

Experiencing Guatemala: A Solo Female in Antigua

September 3, 2017

Having traveled in the past, I knew I was excited to live and explore a new country; I was prepared for entering somewhere new and learning to grow and discover […]

Volunteer Testimonial

April 5, 2017

The Buena Onda staff are always happy to receive feedback from our amazing volunteers. We thought we’d share the first-hand experience of one of our hard-working volunteers in Lake Atítlan. […]

Volunteering in San Marcos La Laguna

March 25, 2017

Three of our happy volunteers after their time at the Konojel Community Center, San Marcos la Laguna. Indigenous community development project, with activities in nutrition, health, education, and a women’s […]

Volunteering Not Voluntourism

March 20, 2017

I am a student of International Development and Globalization at the University of Ottawa. We are the dreamers, the social justice warriors, the optimists and the idealists. The program specializes […]