Of course，learning should be a natural part of the experience，and the key to creating such an environment is positioning everyone as equals.In order for that to happen，volunteers need competent leaders who create an environment of equality.

　　A few years ago，when I joined a group of international volunteers to help a small farming community in the Swiss Alps，we were all quite ignorant about the local conditions.But thanks to our group leader，it was both a helpful project for the locals，and a fun as well as eye­opening experience for us.

　　Before we even traveled(at our expense)to the mountain top village，our group leader had spent time with the villagers preparing the project to make sure it would be of benefit to them.She arranged for us to help in different areas，ensuring that we always worked alongside the locals rather than for them.It was never “us” and“them”，but always “we”，like a big family.As a result，conversations flowed and we learned a great deal just by casually talking to the locals as we worked.

　　In the end，we left with a deep appreciation for the labor of love that went into producing the food we ate every day－an appreciation we could treasure ourselves and share with our peers.

　　Volunteering isn't about saving someone's life，or about changing it.It's about touching a different world and reminding ourselves that there is much，much more to life than the daily routines we take for granted.With that knowledge，maybe，just maybe，we can go on to really change the world.

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