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Before you go with HeyLocals

(Read it carefully. Really.)

A trip with HeyLocals is not a holiday, not a minute-by-minute organised experience, and not a way to "go save someone".

It is a real exchange experience, within complex, living, sometimes challenging contexts.

If this is what you are looking for, you are in the right place.

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1. You are the one entering their home

When you travel with us, you enter a context that is not your own.

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    You don't set the rules

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    The pace is not European

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    Priorities don't always match yours

This is part of the experience. And also one of its greatest riches.

👉 Curiosity, respect and listening come before action.

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2. You are not going to "save" anyone

We say it clearly, without beating around the bush.

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    The projects exist before you

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    Local people know what they are doing

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    Your role is to collaborate, not to replace

Sometimes "doing" means:

  • supporting
  • observing
  • listening
  • sharing time

And yes: this too is a contribution.

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3. Activities are not always structured

In many projects:

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    activities are not rigidly organised

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    personal initiative is needed

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    adaptability is needed

You won't always find:

  • a detailed hour-by-hour schedule
  • someone constantly telling you what to do

You will find instead:

  • spaces to build
  • relationships to understand
  • contexts to observe before acting

👉 You will always be accompanied by a local coordinator, and initiative is always welcome!

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4. Cultural differences are not a problem to solve

They are part of the journey.

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    Slower pace

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    Different communication

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    Working methods far from our standards

At first it can be disconcerting. Then, often, it becomes the most transformative part of the experience.

⚠️ Watch out for phrases like:

  • "We do it better back home"
  • "They just need to get organised"
  • "I don't understand why they don't change"

👉 Here we don't judge. 👉 Here we observe, listen and learn.

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5. Responsibility is also yours

We do a lot:

  • we select the projects
  • we prepare people
  • we accompany before, during and after

But a fundamental part is yours.

We ask you for:

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    open-mindedness

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    flexibility

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    ability to ask for help

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    honesty with yourself

If something is wrong:

👉 write to us 👉 talk about it 👉 don't keep everything inside

We are here for that too.

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6. It is not an experience for everyone (and that is okay)

And we say it without judgement.

It is not for you if:

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    you are looking for an "Instagrammable" experience

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    you need high comfort

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    you get easily frustrated by the unexpected

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    you struggle to adapt to contexts different from your own

It is for you if:

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    you are curious

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    you are willing to challenge yourself

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    you accept not always having answers

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    you value human exchange

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In breve

Partire con A Casa Loro significa:

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    entrare con rispetto in un altro mondo

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    accettare la complessità

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    crescere, anche nei momenti scomodi

Se dopo aver letto tutto questo senti ancora un "sì" dentro,
allora probabilmente sei pronto/a.

E noi saremo felici di accompagnarti. 🌍