{"id":1289,"date":"2024-05-31T12:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T12:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/habibicenter.org\/?p=1289"},"modified":"2025-09-29T12:24:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T12:24:39","slug":"andrew-u-s-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/habibicenter.org\/?p=1289","title":{"rendered":"ANDREW (THE U.S.A.)\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized has-custom-border aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/habibicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Andrew-1920-576x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72\" style=\"border-radius:50%;object-fit:cover;width:300px;height:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/habibicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Andrew-1920-576x1024.webp 576w, https:\/\/habibicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Andrew-1920-169x300.webp 169w, https:\/\/habibicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Andrew-1920-768x1365.webp 768w, https:\/\/habibicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Andrew-1920-864x1536.webp 864w, https:\/\/habibicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Andrew-1920.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">ANDREW (U.S.A.)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">VOLUNTEERING FROM MAY 2024 TO JULY 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Working with the students at Habibi Center to guide the development of their English skills was worth every minute and penny I invested in coming to volunteer this summer. At Habibi Center the long-term volunteers are committed to the holistic flourishing of the students; getting to help equip young adults with the keys to unlocking their academic and professional potential was both an honor and a privilege.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">I hope to encourage others who know English and are willing to stay a couple months in the Mediterranean to spend an Athenian holiday investing in the future flourishing of the beloved, determined, appreciative students of Habibi Center. Thank you, students, for teaching me so much about our world. Oh, the places you\u2019ll go!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ANDREW (U.S.A.) VOLUNTEERING FROM MAY 2024 TO JULY 2024 Working with the students at Habibi Center to guide the development of their English skills was worth every minute and penny I invested in coming to volunteer this summer. 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