You live in an English speaking country and you want to do some voluntary, unpaid work in a developing country. Write a letter to a company called Cultural Expeditions, which organizes such trips. In your letter: • Explain why you want to do the voluntary work. • State what your skills and experience are. • Indicate where you would like to volunteer and for how long. • Begin your letter as follows: Dear Sir / Madam

Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing in regard to

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I saw in Natural Geographic magazine relied

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volunteering in Africa’s developing countries. I was so frustrated about poverty and hunger that have

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to be in

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century in several countries. The less I can do to change

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to voluntary work and do as much as possible to change the situation for the better. All my life I work as

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and my skills can seem inappropriate, but I can compensate

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lack of experience with

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great enthusiasm and eagerness to make

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aid courses and have a huge travel experience.

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proficiency level and French medium language knowledge. I would be grateful if you could offer me volunteering programs somewhere in Central Africa region. The length of

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matter to me because I have

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income from estates, so it could be up to one year. I would appreciate all the guidance and information you can give me in

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matter. Do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected] Thank you in advance for your answer! Faithfully yours, Valentin Bakin