{"id":3508,"date":"2018-07-04T09:30:57","date_gmt":"2018-07-04T07:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sboverseas.org\/?p=3508"},"modified":"2018-07-04T09:30:57","modified_gmt":"2018-07-04T07:30:57","slug":"volunteering-in-lebanon-abe-colliers-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sboverseas.org\/nl\/volunteering-in-lebanon-abe-colliers-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteering in Lebanon: Abe Collier&#8217;s story"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"hu49\" data-offset-key=\"1m2id-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"1m2id-0-0\"><strong><span data-offset-key=\"1m2id-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">Tell us about yourself?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"hu49\" data-offset-key=\"9ante-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"9ante-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"9ante-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"hu49\" data-offset-key=\"9i642-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"9i642-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"9i642-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">My name is Abe Collier. I\u2019m in a \u2018gap year\u2019 <\/span><\/span><span class=\"complexword\"><span data-offset-key=\"9i642-1-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">in between<\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"9i642-2-0\"><span data-text=\"true\"> work and a master\u2019s degree, and wanted to help out a little in the world. I am so grateful that SB OverSeas could give me that opportunity.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"hu49\" data-offset-key=\"4nh7q-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"4nh7q-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"4nh7q-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"hu49\" data-offset-key=\"6ndde-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"6ndde-0-0\"><strong><span data-offset-key=\"6ndde-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">How did you get involved\/find out about SB<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"hu49\" data-offset-key=\"ahcaa-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"ahcaa-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"ahcaa-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"hu49\" data-offset-key=\"ucbg-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"ucbg-0-0\"><span class=\"veryhardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"ucbg-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">Through word of mouth: from a friend who was volunteering, who found out about it through her friend who was volunteering, who found out about it from who knows where<\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"ucbg-1-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"hu49\" data-offset-key=\"91m24-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"91m24-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"91m24-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"hu49\" data-offset-key=\"buchl-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"buchl-0-0\"><strong><span data-offset-key=\"buchl-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">Favourite memory with SB<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"hu49\" data-offset-key=\"eofgu-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"eofgu-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"eofgu-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"hu49\" data-offset-key=\"694r2-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"694r2-0-0\"><span class=\"hardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"694r2-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">On my last day I sang a few songs for my morning class, and it was amazing to see them sit quiet for ten minutes, transfixed by the music<\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"694r2-1-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"hardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"694r2-2-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">We had developed a bond, <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"complexword\"><span data-offset-key=\"694r2-3-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">however<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"hardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"694r2-4-0\"><span data-text=\"true\"> small, and though they were rarely quiet on other days, I felt in that moment that we had grown to respect each other<\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"694r2-5-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"hu49\" data-offset-key=\"a6nt1-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"a6nt1-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"a6nt1-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"hu49\" data-offset-key=\"5st7m-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"5st7m-0-0\"><strong><span data-offset-key=\"5st7m-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">What do you find challenging?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"hu49\" data-offset-key=\"f683r-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"f683r-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"f683r-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"hu49\" data-offset-key=\"15osj-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"15osj-0-0\"><span class=\"hardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"15osj-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">I would recommend that older volunteers consider looking for housing outside of the volunteer housing<\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"15osj-1-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">. Living with 6 to 9 other volunteers, many of which are university-age, can be a bit surprising. Still, loved those kids.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"hu49\" data-offset-key=\"7hd4m-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"7hd4m-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"7hd4m-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"hu49\" data-offset-key=\"3fcn6-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"3fcn6-0-0\"><strong><span data-offset-key=\"3fcn6-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">Advice for a future volunteer?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"hu49\" data-offset-key=\"7a9mn-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"7a9mn-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"7a9mn-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"hu49\" data-offset-key=\"99uoq-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"99uoq-0-0\"><span class=\"qualifier\"><span data-offset-key=\"99uoq-0-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">I think<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"veryhardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"99uoq-1-0\"><span data-text=\"true\"> volunteers (in Saida) should <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"passivevoice\"><span data-offset-key=\"99uoq-2-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">be prepared<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"veryhardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"99uoq-3-0\"><span data-text=\"true\"> to teach very young children as we have very few children above 10 years old, and several classes of 4 and 5 year olds<\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"99uoq-4-0\"><span data-text=\"true\">! This was a challenging experience, but I learned so much.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"99uoq-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"99uoq-0-0\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">i<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"99uoq-0-0\"><i>Abe\u00a0volunteered with SB OverSeas in Saida, Lebanon. Interested in volunteering\u00a0with us? Click <a href=\"https:\/\/sboverseas.org\/nl\/volunteer\/lebanon\/\">here<\/a> to find out more.\u00a0<\/i><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tell us about yourself? \u00a0 My name is Abe Collier. I\u2019m in a \u2018gap year\u2019 in between work and a master\u2019s degree, and wanted to help out a little in the world. 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