Sunny Reardon is a volunteer from the University of Pennsylvania / Sunny Reardon es una voluntaria de la Universidad de Pensilvania 

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Last summer I spent six weeks as a volunteer with Sueños, and I don't think I could have possibly had a better experience. My friend Hannah and I had just finished our freshman year of college at the University of Pennsylvania, and we were looking to do something meaningful while still getting the opportunity to travel. When I discovered the organization, I was so excited to be a part of it because I really believed (and still believe!) in what it stands for.​

​On a daily basis, Hannah and I took one-to-one Spanish classes 4 hours a day, 5 days a week, and twice a week we would meet Katie in the Central Park to gather the children for the class. The most powerful part of this experience was seeing how much the children really benefitted from a structured learning environment. Although the project was still in an unofficial format, with all ages in one class and lessons conducted on a small white board, it was clear how much potential this kind of initiative has.

Since we left, Katie has been able to grow the program immensely, and I know that as Sueños continues to grow, the greater the impact will be on the education and lives of the children Katie works with. I am so proud of this organization which is now officially a non-profit (!) and I cannot wait to see in which direction it goes.

El verano pasado pasé seis semanas como voluntaria con Sueños, y no creo que podría haber tenido una mejor experiencia. Mi amiga Hannah y yo acabábamos de terminar el primer año de la universidad en la Universidad de Pensilvania, y estábamos buscando hacer algo significativo sin dejar de tener la oportunidad de viajar. Cuando descubrí la organización, estaba tan emocionado de ser parte de ella porque realmente creía (¡y sigo creyendo!) en lo que representa.

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Alex es un chico de 18 años, lustra zapatos, no sabe leer ni escribir, pero eso no le impide que pueda imaginar un mejor futuro. Asiste a nuestra clase todas las semanas, acompañado de su hija pequeña, de 3 años. / Alex is an 18-year-old boy, he shines shoes for a living, and can not read or write, but that does not stop him from imagining a better future. He attends our class every week, accompanied by his 3-year-old daughter.

Byron is the educational facilitator for "Sueños en Acción" and "Mujeres en Acción". / Byron es el facilitador educativo para "Sueños en Acción" and "Mujeres en Acción".

The project Sueños was built from the bottom up, and I like to think that I grew up with it, both professionally and personally. It was chance: I came, I grew and I stayed.

I studied to be a high school teacher and I always liked education, however, I knew little about the development of the national education system and did not want to practice. I'm now a psychologist, and I've always liked working in the area of ​​social projects, more on the street and less in the office.
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Here I found both; the opportunity to teach, with a humanitarian model, personalized and comprehensive. And also to be able to create new ways of thinking to break with the circles that have tied us to an inefficient system. ​