- Let people know in time that you are leaving
- Express your appreciation ​
- Let the activities at your farewell depend on how long you have been on your project
- Take the time to look back and enjoy!
- Try to stay in touch with other volunteers
- Make sure you make plans with your friends. Be prepared that they may not be as enthusiastic as you are.
WHAT DO FORMER VOLUNTEERS SAY?

Clearly communicate that you are not there forever. For example, you can hang up balloons in the last 10 days if you work on a project with children. Then you puncture a balloon leak every day to indicate that you are about to leave. The explanation is then: "If the balloons are gone, then I am too."

If you have the luxury: take another month of 'vacation' in your home country then you allow yourself the time to see family and friends and take full days for what you would like to do at that time!

It is nice to give something to your project and/or host family when you say goodbye. Something that keeps them thinking about you doesn't have to be something big. A printed photo of all of you is fun! And let the people/children of your project, for example, write something in a book or draw what you can take home to think about them.
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