Felicitas Pensch testimony

“Hello, my name is Felicitas, I am a 22 -year-old student from Austria. I finished my bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture last autumn and was later struggling to find the motivation and inspiration for my master´s degree. Feeling quite unsure about further studies, I joined the program of Plantar uma Árvore in February and stayed…

Sarah Bérard testimony

“Hello ! I am Sarah, 20yo from France and for the first three months of this year I was a volunteer with Plantar Uma Arvore for the Life volunteer Escape program. I had the opportunity during my bachelor degree to live abroad for an erasmus exchange, when I start looking for a volunteering I directly…

Mathieu Robain testimony

“Hello ! I’m Mathieu, I come from France and I did a volunteering with Plantar uma Arvore in Serra do Alvão for three wonderful months, from the beginning of January to the beginning of April. After graduating a Master degree in Geography, I decided to join the Life Volunteer Escape program to discover how nature…

Benedetta Ferrarini Testemony

“I left Italy during the darkest and the coldest moment of the year, January, and I didn’t know yet that the experience in Portugal would have brought so much happiness in my life. All the people that I met, from my flatmates to the associations’ members, gave me the best present: they open themselves, talking,…

Carmen Reboloso Testimony

“Olá! My name is Carmen, I am 23 years old and I am from Spain. Last Sunday I said goodbye to one of the most amazing and rewarding experiences I have ever lived after 3 months working in Serra do Alvão with Plantar uma Árvore association. Apart from the gratifying work we did, mostly planting…

Testemunho Emma Furniss-Roe

“I’m Emma, I’m from the UK and I volunteered at Plantar uma Arvore in Sintra for 4,5 months between August and December. I joined the programme as, after working in finance in London, I was keen for a change and I love nature and hope to work in conservation in the future. Over my time…

Testemunho Harika Kolli

“Working with Plantar Uma Arvore for Volunteer Escapes was a memorable experience. It made me realize how ignorant we have been with environment and its preservation. When it comes to the Workspace, we were provided with a friendly environment. Working with this organization boosted my confidence regarding communication with my teammates and also with local…

Testemunho Valentin Antonio

“Hi I’m Valentin from France. I spent two and half amazing months as a volunteer within the Plantar uma Árvore team. I’m very grateful for having the opportunity to live and work in such a beautiful place. I was already familiar with some parts of Portugal but I was eager to discover this area and…

Testemunho Mario Noguera

“I am very happy with my experience volunteering for such an excellent organisation. Plantar Uma Arvore has met my expectations and I am really grateful to their fantastic team for allowing me to experience the hard-work beauty of tree-planting. I was really in the zone on tree planting day and every hole I dug felt…

Testemunho Amelie Stober

“Hi, my name is Amelie. I’m 18 years old and from Germany. As part of my gap year after finishing high school, I have spent two and a half months in Sintra and worked as a volunteer with Plantar Uma Árvore – Associação. When I arrived in the beginning of October, the very next day,…