Juan Miguel Garrido Delgado (Spain)

(Red Cross Nordic United World College, Flekke, Fjaler)
Email: jgarrdel@mixmail.com

Why are you a volunteer?

To be…or not to be…

Why did you choose Norway?

Is like a tropical country, unknown, beautiful, and far away.

What did you do?

Enjoy my time, know people, and join kids, teenagers, and elders in their activities

What is bad about being a volunteer?

This is not bad, it is just ambiguous. Some times is bad, sometimes is an advantage: People consider us like a estrange people; we work, but we don’t earn money, so our social level is undefinited , We are not on holidays, but we have a lot of fun, in a exotic way, with foreign traditions but living the Norwegian culture, and la vida loca. We are not tourist, but we are curious about this place and discover a new thing every day. We live in Norway, but we will leave it (maybe).

Three typical norwegian things?

trolls, blonds and Neutrogena…

What was your first phrase?

God rumpa

Your best norwegian experience?

Should I choose…?

Your favorite norwegian food?

fiskesupe

If you had optional things to do, what would you do?

Stay longer in Norway(volunteer, worker, student…?), learn Norwegian, travel even more.

The most important phrases in your job:

kva sad du?, skal vi gå på tour?, opp fjaler!