Volunteer Voices

This was my first workcamp. I thought it was one of the most interesting and intense experiences of my life, and I see myself as fortunate to have wandered into it. The time I spent in Belarus was worth, in my mind, a graduate degree in Eastern European studies, with a minor in the Russian language. I would like to return to Belarus at some point, and have heartily recommended (almost to the point of browbeating) both VFP and the Belarus experience to all my friends and acquaintances. By the way, you could easily get by there on $20 for three weeks."

Percy Toop ~ Belarus 2001