I paid for Geovisions' Tutor a Host Family Abroad - Spain program. They failed to find a host family for tutoring and instead matched me with a family that needed an au pair. There were so many red flags during the host interview - from the family telling me I would need to attend mass and pray with them (I'm not Catholic) to them trying to dictate how I dress and what I eat (they wouldn't accommodate my dietary restrictions even though they're supposed to). I expressed my concerns with Geovisions and refused the match for obvious reasons. I tried to be flexible as they stressed I needed to be to find a match, but after over 6 months of no match I finally left the program and requested a refund since I paid over 1000 USD. Geovisions refused to refund me the very expensive fee I paid because I turned down a family with no regard to my personal safety. Everyone from the coordinator to the cofounder stated that since I refused a match they would be keeping my money. An organization that can't own up to its mistakes and doesn't value participants' safety is not one that I would trust with my life while living abroad. I won't be applying to them ever again.
Program:
Volunteer Abroad
Location:
Spain
Posted:
May 22, 2020
