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Volunteer Vacation In Portugal:
On the European continent's Iberian Peninsula, overlooking the Atlantic, Portugal ascended to the status of World Power during the "Age of Discovery," -- only to lose most of its wealth through subsequent foreign attacks. Overcoming recession and political instability, the country emerged in 1140 as the first nation-state (independent kingdom) in Western Europe, and has remained unified in language and culture.
Today, Portugal is a European leader and founding member of NATO, OECD, and EFTA. As a Global Volunteer, you experience Portugal through her people...as a teacher of youth and adults in Beja's classrooms and municipal learning centers. No matter your background, your personal efforts will help us lay the foundation for a long-term partnership with this NEW host and welcoming community!
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"Some people never get beyond reading the words on the page; they don't understand they are merely stepping stones across a fast-flowing river, and the reason they're there is to reach the farther shore... it's the other side that matters."
~Jose Saramago, Portuguese novelist,
1998 Nobel Prize for Literature
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