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[joost]

I spent the last week doing volunteers work on a boat trip to Germany on the Rhine with 'De zonnebloem'. 'De zonnebloem' (sunflower) is a Dutch organisation which organises various events for handicapped people. My job on the boat was to help people during city trips (we visited Cologne (with an organ concerto at the Dom!), Andernach, Koblenz and Düsseldorf), clean the boat, help the nursing staff by monitoring room calls, sell souvenirs, being a listening ear for people who wanted to talk, and various generic jobs. It is quite intensive work, but really rewarding to see people who don't spend much time outside nursing homes have the time of their lives.