Can I introduce myself? My name is Reetta and until June I will be 25 years old. I am working at Karama for almost three weeks now. I flew all the way from Finland, after I had decided to take a break from my history teacher studies and see the world from another point of view. I had a couple friends who have worked in Palestine before and they suggested me to go and experience the Palestinian life. I started to look for different volunteer options via internet and found Karama, which sounded as “my thing” right from the beginning. And it hasn’t changed since: the good impression I got when I arrived is still there and I’ve had an excellent start in the work and social life here.
In three weeks I have learned so much and many prejudices and wrong expectations have already been crushed. Despite the good start, I feel that I am still learning how things are working here at Karama and that I haven’t been able to give myself 100% to the program yet. Until now, we have been quite busy with two volunteers in the centre and there hasn’t been much time to plan anything specific. I wish that after a couple of weeks, I will have even more special and scheduled activities planned for the kids. I already have a few ideas running in my mind…