volunteers/hospitaleros

Anyone had ever encountered any trouble ot unjust behavior from Hospitaleros? If so, what was it and what to do??

FRANCE: le 29 septembre 2024 Travel Blog Musings on Midlife’s Misadventures Part Two: Bon! Où commencer? Thousands of people from all over the world walk through these doors where Diane and I are volunteering. They are coming to start a possibly 820...

Hello from Salamanca! I'm posting this from the pilgrim albergue in Salamanca. I'm posting it in the VDLP forum because that is the route that the vast majority of our pilgrims are walking, even though Salamanca is on a few routes (including the Torres, which I will walk when I am done here). I...

This is for anyone who has volunteered at the Pilgrim’s office. I have asked a few questions about doing this before but now it’s crunch time as I am flying to Santiago on October 20 to begin my two week stint as a volunteer. I reached out to Montse yesterday about when I should be report to...

I will be volunteering for 15 days at the Pilgrim’s Office in Santiago in late October . I understand that volunteers no longer fill out Compostela’s because a computer prints the names and information on them. With that said, who has volunteered there so far in 2024 and can tell me a little...

I am an American peregrino interested in volunteering for 2 weeks at the Pilgrim Office in Santiago de Compostela during 2025. I have completed the Camino Frances (2019), Camino Finisterre (2023) and about half of the Camino del Norte (2023). I speak Spanish, German, a little French and Italian...

Has anybody recently volunteered at the Pilgrim office for the 15 day timeframe? Where did you stay in Santiago?

We just got our newsletter this morning with a hospitalero report from 2023 from HosVol (one of the organizations we volunteer for that staffs albergues on various Caminos with volunteers). They covered volunteers for 22 albergues in 2023 and there were 587 volunteer hospitaleros needed for this...

Hello my name is Rae and I've walked two caminos! This coming late April into May I'd like to volunteer at a smaller albergue that provides a communal meal. I'm energetic and welcoming and love to cook. I reaching out directly to some recommended albergues but I also wanted to put it here.

Would you consider helping in an albergue following your Camino? If you have, what were your experiences like? Especially interested in hearing from those who stayed on in Spain or France, or Portugal immediately following your pilgrimmage... Thank you all for "your humble opinions"!!

Hi all, Are there tips or advices when volunteering? Looking forward but it’s also exciting 😅👣👣 Thanks!

I've just completed a 4-week stint as a (volunteer) Hospitalero on the VdlP, and I'm so pleased that I did it because it really was an eye-opener. As pilgrims, we trail from albergue to albergue without often thinking about the work that goes into ensuring that we reach a clean and safe bed at...

This has been in the works for a bit, but I received the formal announcement this morning: Dear Sir/Madam: We are writing to inform you of the recent creation of the ATJ (Spanish acronym standing for Acogida Tradicional Jacobea), our NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TRADITIONAL JACOBEAN WELCOME SPACES...

Hoping this thread is a good one to post the following: Desde noviembre y hasta febrero/marzo, quedarán abiertos 6 albergues en los que nosotros trabajamos, estos están bien equipados para pasar el invierno. Los turnos de este año 2023, ya están cubiertos, pero no los de los primeros meses del...

Dumb question time, sorry. Pat and I are looking to start volunteering next year as hopefully I can start to ease back my workload. We have booked into the HosVol training here in Australia. Dumb Question Number 1. Are there other associations/organisations that provide such training. The...

Hello I will be in the Pamplona area in a few days and wondered if any of the albergues needed some help, as I'd like to volunteer a week or 2? Finished volunteering in Portugal a couple months ago and I have some free time. Thanks!

Hello, fellow travellers! I am creating this thread because I am interested in becoming a hospitalera on the Camino Frances, and I apologize in advance if this already exists. I searched for similar threads with no luck. This summer, from the end of July until mid-August, I fulfilled my dream...

I just started my quincena at the Donativo in Logroño, and will try and update how it goes on this thread. The Donativo has space for 60, but 26 spaces are in a bunk room that has been quarantined for bedbugs all summer, so the work load is less, but we have been full or nearly full every night...

I have walked the Camino France, Portuguese central and coastal, Variant Espiritual and Ingles and will continue to walk while I can. But, I have found my true passion in serving as a hospitaler. 2024 will make it 8 sessions of serving and I have loved every one. Cooking, cleaning, laundry and...

In 2024 I can start as a certificated hospitalero. Which albergue or meeting centre is looking for somewone who offers his talents as; pionier, organiser, teacher, partner in art and crafts and studentexchange. Speaking Dutch, English, German. Learning a bit Spanish and Italian.