When I think about my volunteering time in Zanzibar 3 words come up in my mind: collaboration, generosity, and peace. On contrary, to what I imagined Zanzibar Outreach Program taught me more than I expected. It reminded me of home but also made me discover a whole new culture: different and very similar at the same time. It showed me how full your heart can be through simple things: the children’s smiles and curiosity in their eyes when they saw me. This purity and genuineness of the Zanzibarians, even the ones my age and older, marked my heart with life-lasting lessons on my humanity. The little I did for them is nothing in comparison to what they did for me. When I arrived there, I taught: “I know so much of course I will help”. I realized I didn’t know anything. I faced children that were deaf and knew only sign language in Swahili. I guess you can imagine the situation. I just had my hands, my smile and my eyes to create contact. This is how I learnt that words are often more useless than anything. I spent hours with them without saying a word. Nevertheless, believe it or not, we talked, we played, we learned and laughed. We did all of it without words. This one-month-long stay didn’t only force me to test my limits but also made me realize which of my skills were useful. I discovered on one hand a new world completely different from mine and on the other hand myself. Such an experience is not only about helping others but it is also about growing. It made me understand better what I want my professional goals to be and what kind of person I am aiming to become. Moreover, I was able to experience real field and office work in a country with people lacking the basics we take for granted. Believe me when I say that I was astonished by how much work the doctors at the clubfoot clinic can accomplish with 100 times less material and facilities than in Switzerland. Only through such an experience, one can understand how to really help, how to really make a difference. Only by seeing with your own eyes, by talking with the neediest and by living near them, it is possible to put in place projects that will trigger change. Only by going there, one can understand how precious a water tank or 5 dollars can be. Zanzibar Outreach Program gave me this opportunity and for this, I will be forever grateful.