{"id":952,"date":"2022-10-01T13:10:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T13:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/habibicenter.org\/alison-the-uk\/"},"modified":"2025-08-31T12:36:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T12:36:27","slug":"alison-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/habibicenter.org\/?p=952","title":{"rendered":"ALISON (THE U.K.)"},"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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/habibicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Alison-768x1024.webp\" alt=\"Alison.webp\" class=\"wp-image-71\" style=\"border-radius:50%;object-fit:cover;width:300px;height:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/habibicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Alison-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/habibicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Alison-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/habibicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Alison-1152x1536.webp 1152w, https:\/\/habibicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Alison.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">ALISON (THE U.K.)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">Volunteered From OCTOBER 2022 TO DECEMBER 2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">2022  I found the Habibi Center whilst searching for a teaching post online and knew it would be the right one for me. Despite it being a volunteer position I applied immediately and was soon making arrangements with Steph for an 11 week stay. I was warmly welcomed by all the other teachers at the Center and was delighted to meet the students for the first time. They are funny, respectful, inquisitive and bright, regardless of their backgrounds and the journey that brought them here. It was sometimes challenging, for many different reasons, but when you can make a difference, however small, it is rewarding and heartwarming. My desire to teach English has only been heightened by this experience. It is a difficult place to leave because of the nature of the staff and students and maybe one day, I\u2019ll be in a position to return.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALISON (THE U.K.) Volunteered From OCTOBER 2022 TO DECEMBER 2022 2022 I found the Habibi Center whilst searching for a teaching post online and knew it would be the right one for me. 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