Semillas Life

I volunteered 4 weeks as an english teacher in the primary school of Puerto Inca, Peru. The time I spend in the amazonian jungle was amazing and I would do it all over again. Chris and his wife Anne welcomed me very warmhearted and were always there for me and my needs. I felt very comfortable the whole time during the project of Semillas Life. I lived in a hut with the other volunteers, we had a lot of fun together. The kitchen was outside and we used an compost toilet. With that I had a real jungle experience.
We did a lot of adventerous trips into the jungle, to streams, we went to hot streams and even camped in the jungle. It was fantastic and I felt really close to nature.
The whole time I stayed in Puerto Inca I felt peaceful and life felt very easy and intuitive.
The work with the children was delightful, they welcomed us every morning with a big smile and tons of hugs. They were willing to learn english and I had a lot of fun teaching them.

I would totally recommend Semillas Life , it's a once- in- a- lifetime experience and a safe space to get to know the amazonian cultures, people, nature and surroundings.

I'm very thankful for the experience and the chances I got with this project, aswell as the people I met and the friends for life I found. Thank you Chris and Anne!

Working in Puerto Inca in Chris project was the first experience of my half year Sabbatical. I started in July and was there for 4 weeks. It’s the time I look back to most often to remember.

Living and working in Puerto Inca is an experience in itself, the trips Chris and his friends take you on, to see places in the jungle for a day tour and the camping trips with overnight stays in the jungle are incredible. Definitely pay attention to only drink bottled, filtered or boiled water there - the jungle can be a tricky place if you’re not careful (like me) who ended up in the hospital for 3 days. Chris was there everyday with me, making sure everything was alright.

Couldn’t recommend this project more, the work itself teaching the kids and the adults is easy and really helpful for the community.

If you go there definitely make a point of watching the sunset on the bridge. It is beautiful.

I would definitely not recommend Semillas Life, the project in itself is unstructured and is generally not what you think it is. I spent two weeks there with a friend, and it was very scary to see the owner Chris react so aggressively, when we wanted talk to him about a very bad trip he took us on. When you have a business you should be able to take responsibility and critisicm, but instead he ran away from us and threathened us. Never have i ever seen a grown man behave like that, and i would strongly recommend to not support a man like that.