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The opportunities for you to volunteer and do charitable work in Mexico are everywhere. It is easy for you to make a difference in the life of others. At the same time, you will find it is a great way to make new friends. Mexicans are always helping others and you will often find the person next to you who is volunteering is a Mexican.

 

People from around the world also come to Mexico with church and social groups to build homes, churches, water facilities...

The opportunities for you to volunteer and do charitable work in Mexico are everywhere. It is easy for you to make a difference in the life of others. At the same time, you will find it is a great way to make new friends. Mexicans are always helping others and you will often find the person next to you who is volunteering is a Mexican.

 

People from around the world also come to Mexico with church and social groups to build homes, churches, water facilities and more. Recently I met with a group with 16 members from Canada and 18 from Australia. Their project was to rebuild a church. I took photos and documented the project in a book and as I visited with them, I found out that they have been doing projects for many years and have built both churches and homes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another group has established an ongoing program where they provide tutoring and summer school for kids along with building homes. The director told me their volunteers have built 1,800 homes. There is also an orphanage nearby that established by a volunteer group.

 

 

You will find projects like these throughout Mexico and most of Latin America and they are always looking for volunteers. I do not recommend the groups that look for volunteers and expect to have the volunteers pay for the experience. The legitimate groups do not expect you to pay and if they ask, it will only be for donations to help pay for your own food or housing. Or they make accept donations for building supplies.

 

There are many other ways for an individual to volunteer. Often individuals or small groups will provide food and/or clothing to the needy. I met a number of individuals and groups next to the General Hospital. I even joined in a few times. One day, a lady brought a cooler full of tamales and huge containers of hot chocolate. I got to help for a few hours by filling cups with the hot chocolate and passing them out. The lady said she was doing it as her thanks for a prayer being answered. I know she was definitely the answer to many prayers and needs that day.

 

I even know some individuals from the tiny town in Wyoming where my mom lives who travel to various countries in Latin America and work to install and improve water systems.

 

I think the best way to volunteer is if you get out in the community but you can even volunteer online to help individuals in Mexico and Latin America. I have made repeated loans through a crowd funding organization named Kiva. Usually, I select a single mom who is building a business or getting more education. Most of my loans have been repaid and I can loan the money again. I receive no interest for the loans but it feels very good to know that they are getting a “hand up” instead of just a “hand out”.

 

There are countless ways to help others. You don’t need money to help. You can use the skills, talents, and time that you have if you genuinely want to help others.

The healthcare in Portugal was a sensitive issue for us for many years because until we joined the European Union we were an undeveloped country. We came from the two world wars then we went through a dictatorship then there was a revolution and the Communists took over and that made our country even poorer. As a result, Portugal’s medical facilities were not top of the line 30 years ago. But then we joined the European Union and as we joined the European Union, there are certain...

The healthcare in Portugal was a sensitive issue for us for many years because until we joined the European Union we were an undeveloped country. We came from the two world wars then we went through a dictatorship then there was a revolution and the Communists took over and that made our country even poorer. As a result, Portugal’s medical facilities were not top of the line 30 years ago. But then we joined the European Union and as we joined the European Union, there are certain rules with which we had to comply, and the quality of our medical systems was one of them. At that moment, there were two or three really famous Portuguese businessmen who invested heavily in medical facilities and systems, so today, and for the past 10 years, we are at the same level as any other civilized European country. So we have very good medical facilities at the moment.  We are on par with France, Great Britain, etc.
 
There was a trend 10 years ago when there was a big boom in the construction of private hospitals.  In the last 10 years, the Social Democratic Party took over, and one of their measures was to develop the public medical system, so they built all these new hospitals and clinics. I come from a middle-high class family and I use the public medical system. I compared the public and private system because I have private medical insurance and I have a public hospital near by and I use both. I didn’t used to go to the public system because of it having bad reputation in the old days. But the other day, I had a problem with my son and I took him to the public hospital and I was impressed because I got better service than at the private hospital. I don’t know if it was a coincidence but the hospital was brand new with a very quick reply. I went in and out in an hour and sometimes that doesn’t happen in hospitals around the world. So I am very, very impressed with our public medical system at the moment.  

 

(View of Hospital São José from Castelo de São Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal, pictured.)

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Annual rainfall in Coronado, Panama is about 8 feet per year.

 

In Coronado, Panama the rainy season is from late May to early December, while the dry season is from late December to early May.   Rainy season does not mean continuous rain. Usually mornings are sunny, with intermittent heavy rain in the afternoon.   Continuous rain is not the norm except sometimes in the rainiest months of October and November.

 

 

Annual rainfall in Coronado, Panama is about 8 feet per year.

 

In Coronado, Panama the rainy season is from late May to early December, while the dry season is from late December to early May.   Rainy season does not mean continuous rain. Usually mornings are sunny, with intermittent heavy rain in the afternoon.   Continuous rain is not the norm except sometimes in the rainiest months of October and November.