By: Layan Malhis | Canada/Palestine

I just think what makes Zajel very special is the fact that everyone loves helping. You will constantly find a local volunteer approaching you to make sure everything is alright. Everyone is friendly, strangely enough in the morning as well. I loved every second of the program through its ups and downs, including organising and giving workshops, as well as providing icebreaking games.

One thing to note is the trip to the Occupied Syrian Golan Heights, it made me more attached to the country than I ever have been before and I have never learned as much information as I did this summer through the exchange programme. Thank you Zajel.