Reviews | Green Life Volunteers

Rozelijn’s Review – GLV Internship and Teaching Kids & Community Center Project – February 2024

by Rozelijn | Feb 25, 2024 | Reviews, Reviews - Internship GLV, Reviews - Teaching Children

Rozelijn volunteered with us on the GLV Internship and the Teaching Kids & Community Center Project at the same time, in February of 2024. This is her review. I did a one-month-long internship for GLV in January and February of 2024. I combined this with the...

Paul’s Review – National Park Ranger – February 2024

by Rozelijn | Feb 16, 2024 | Reviews, Reviews - National Park

Paul volunteered with us on the National Park project in February of 2024. This is his review. I spent the first morning with a staff member building a steel bed frame so I would have a bed. They did outfit the bed very nicely for me with bed sheets and a proper...

Samuel and Emma’s Review – Turtle Conservation – November 2023

by Rozelijn | Feb 14, 2024 | Reviews, Reviews - Turtle Conservation

Samuel and his girlfriend Emma volunteered with us on the Turtle Conservation project in Kuemar in November of 2023. This is their review. We had an amazing week volunteering with Kuemar – the turtle conservation organisation that we were paired with near...

Rozelijn’s Review – Turtle Conservation – January 2024

by Rozelijn | Feb 13, 2024 | Reviews, Reviews - Turtle Conservation

Rozelijn volunteered with us on the Turtle Conservation project on the Osa Peninsula in January of 2024. This is her review. I volunteered for two weeks at the Mariposa camp in Carate for turtle conservation, and these were absolutely two of the most special weeks of...

Annelie’s Review – Turtle Conservation – January 2022

by Rozelijn | Feb 1, 2024 | Reviews, Reviews - Turtle Conservation

Annelie volunteered with us on the Turtle Conservation project in January 2022. This is her review. I had a great time at the turtle rescue center in Camaronal! My biggest fear was that I wouldn’t see any turtles, but on the first evening I was able to be there...

Andrew and Ettore’s Review – Biological Research Center – December 2021

by Rozelijn | Feb 2, 2024 | Reviews, Reviews - Bio Research

Andrew and Ettore volunteered with us in the Biological Research Center in December of 2021. Their wife/mother posted a review on GoAbroad, this is their review. My son and husband participated in the Green Life’s biological research station volunteer program during...

Tessa’s Review – Wildlife Rescue Center – September 2021

by Rozelijn | Feb 1, 2024 | Reviews, Reviews Wildlife Rescue

Tessa volunteered with us in the Wildlife Rescue Center in September of 2021. She came with her friend, Lara, who’s review is posted separately. This is Tessa’s review. Volunteering at the wildlife sanctuary was truly an educational and amazing experience. The work...

Lara’s Review – Wildlife Rescue Center – September 2021

by Rozelijn | Feb 1, 2024 | Reviews, Reviews Wildlife Rescue

Lara volunteered with us in the Wildlife Rescue Center in September of 2021. She came with her friend, Tessa, who’s review is posted separately. This is Lara’s review. My friend and I volunteered at the animal rescue center project coordinated by green...

Inaiá’s Review – Turtle Conservation – September 2020

by Rozelijn | Feb 1, 2024 | Reviews, Reviews - Turtle Conservation

Inaiá volunteered with us on the Turtle Conservation project in September 2020. This is her review. I can say that volunteering at the turtle conservation project was one of the most extraordinary experiences of my life. I stayed 3 weeks in Nombre de Jesus and it went...

Bennet’s Review – Butterfly Farm – February 2020

by Rozelijn | Feb 2, 2024 | Reviews, Reviews - Butterfly Farm

Bennet volunteered with us on the Butterfly Farm in February of 2020. This is his review. His parents also left us a review from their perspective, which we posted underneath Bennet’s review. Right now, the Butterfly Farm unfortunately is no longer active. I...

Pat’s Review – Bird Conversation Project – January 2020

by Rozelijn | Feb 2, 2024 | Reviews, Reviews - Bird Conservation

Pat volunteered with us on the Bird Conservation and Reforestation project in January and February of 2020. This is her review. Volunteering in Rancho Quemado for 4 weeks in January/February 2020 This small rural farming community is full of amazing treasures. It is...

Chiara and Andrea’s Review – Bird Conservation Project – November 2019

by Rozelijn | Feb 1, 2024 | Reviews, Reviews - Bird Conservation

Chiara and her boyfriend Andrea volunteered with us on the Bird Conservation and Reforestation project in November of 2019. This is their review. “My boyfriend and I took part in the reforestation project of Green Life Volunteering last November for about 10...

Joe’s Review – National Park Project – March 2019

by greenlifevolunteers | Apr 15, 2019 | Blog, Reviews, Reviews - National Park

Joe and his girlfriend Lila volunteered together in March 2019 on our National Park Project, in Piedras Blancas National Park. They spent two amazing weeks on the project, and send us this beautiful review: ‘We had an amazing time at Piers Blancas National Park...

Annika – Veterinary Intern – May 2019

by greenlifevolunteers | Sep 16, 2019 | Reviews, Reviews - Veterinary Intern

Annika from Switzerland (22 years old at the time) volunteered in May 2019 on the Veterinary Internship project in Puerto Jimenez. This is her review (which you can also view on GoAbroad): Annika at work at the Osavet clinic. Last May I travelled to Puerto Jimenez,...

Lila’s Review – National Park Project – March 2019

by greenlifevolunteers | Apr 26, 2019 | Blog, Reviews, Reviews - National Park

Lila and her boyfriend Joe spend 2 weeks in Piedras Blancas National Park, and loved it. Here is her review. “We spent 2 weeks volunteering in Piedras Blancas National Park in March 2019, based at El Bonito ranger station. We were doing things like clearing...

Susie – Monkey Research Project – January 2019

by greenlifevolunteers | Sep 16, 2019 | Reviews, Reviews - Bio Research

Susie Brown from United Kingdom (50 years old at the time) volunteered on a special Monkey Research Project that was going on in January through March of 2019. Read her review below, which you can also find on GoAbroad: I wanted to make sure that my contribution was...

Charly – Butterfly Farm Project – November 2019

by greenlifevolunteers | Jan 22, 2020 | Reviews, Reviews - Butterfly Farm

Charles – 19 years old at the time of volunteering – from the United States I spent one month volunteering in Osa through Green Life Volunteers as part of my gap year. I wanted to go to Costa Rica to experience the wonderful biodiversity and warm weather...

Andrea and her daughter Quila – Review Turtle Project (Osa Peninsula)

by greenlifevolunteers | Oct 25, 2018 | Reviews, Reviews - Turtle Conservation

Andrea and her daughter Quila volunteered with us on the Turtle Conservation project on the Osa Peninsula in August of 2018. This is their review. “We just returned home at midnight last night. I want to thank you so much for helping me to organize our time in...

Jamie’s Review – Solar Power Project 2018

by greenlifevolunteers | Apr 26, 2019 | Blog, Review - Solar Power Project, Reviews

Jamie from the USA participated in our Solar Power Project – A Hands On Workshop in 2018. My two week excursion with Green Life Volunteers exceeded my expectations. Janina’s organization, enthusiasm, kindness, and humor throughout the trip united the...

Anthony’s Review – Solar Power Project 2018

by greenlifevolunteers | Aug 29, 2018 | Review - Solar Power Project, Reviews

Anthony from Scotland, Age: 24. Masters Student of Mechanical Engineering. I participated in the Green Life Volunteers Solar Power Project in collaboration with the Green Go Solar Project during the summer of 2018 and I couldn’t recommend it more! The team running...

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We offer VERY LOW FEES to volunteer on our projects. Green Life Volunteers’ mission is to offer your real projects in which you only pay what is really needed for food and accommodation costs. A small part of your fee goes to GLV’s staff and services of setting up the volunteer project for you (organizational fees). The rest goes to the host family, project, and cause. Our projects really make a difference for communities, people and animals.

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