Cultural & Language Exchange in Bien Hoa, Vietnam – Live like a local and share your culture!

Teacher leading a small English class with Vietnamese children in Dong Nai, Vietnam, showing a friendly homestay volunteer project that offers free meals and accommodation and focuses on cultural exchange.

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Teach English in Dong Nai, Vietnam

Hello, my name’s Emma. Currently, I’m running some English classes in Đồng Nai, which is near Ho Chi Minh City.

We welcome volunteers from all over the world who can speak English well to help my children explore the world through your stories. We love meeting people from all over the world who are open-minded, enjoy meaningful conversations, and are curious to learn about Vietnamese traditions, food, and lifestyle.

During your stay, we offer free meals and accommodation with my family. We also share with you knowledge about Vietnamese culture and exchange language, help you to explore nearby landscape if you have plan travelling in Vietnam.

Vietnamese children studying in a small homestay English class in Dong Nai, Vietnam, smiling with notebooks open; image for “Teach English in Dong Nai, Vietnam” volunteer homestay offering free meals and accommodation.

What category best describes your hosting arrangement? 🏡
  • Private/Individual/family
Location – Where is your volunteer project located? 🌏
What are you looking for help with?

Teaching/Language Exchange 🧑‍🏫

What’s the mission of your community? 🎯

I hope my classes can help children learn English in a funny way and no pressure. And they will love the journey of learning languages through improving their language skills and interacting with different cultures.

Volunteers age restrictions 🔞
  • We can host volunteers of all ages (senior volunteers and minors are welcome) 💪
How many volunteers could you host? 🎎
  • Only one volunteer
When do you usually need volunteers? 📅
  • All year round
How many hours of help per day? ⏱
  • 4-5 hours of help per day
How many days of help per week? 🌒
  • 5 days per week – 2 days off
Note about the volunteer work and other expectations 📝
  • Currently, we only need female volunteers. We welcome solo travellers from around the world.
  • We’d love to host volunteers who are friendly, open-minded, and respectful of local culture.
  • Able to communicate in English.
  • Happy to share stories, music, or games from your country.

Vietnamese teens in uniform attending an evening English and culture workshop in Dong Nai, Vietnam, seated around a table with notebooks and drinks, part of the “Teach English in Dong Nai, Vietnam” volunteer homestay.

Are accommodation and food included? 🏠🍜
  • Yes, we offer food and accommodation
What type of accommodation can you provide? 🏕
  • Private home 🏠
Diet – nutrition information 🥗🥤
  • Local food, including vegan
Fee transparency 🆓🔍
  • No need
VISA SUPPORT – Are you able to assist with visa support, information, or provide invitation letters? 🛂
  • No! we cannot help with Visa/invitation letters – similar requests will be ignored. ❌
Volunteers’ benefits 🏆🏅
  • Daily language and cultural exchange with locals. A chance to live like a local and learn authentic Vietnamese culture.
  • Learn how to cook Vietnamese dishes, join family meals, and celebrate local festivals.
  • Local guidance for short trips, markets, or sightseeing.
  • Meet friendly students who want to practice English and make new friends from around the world.
  • We can help you to make plan for your traveling in Vietnam like place to visit, where to stay and what local food you should try because we have visited many places in Vietnam.

Vietnamese youth group in uniform attending an evening English and culture session in Dong Nai, Vietnam, gathered around tables with drinks and worksheets; image for “Teach English in Dong Nai, Vietnam” volunteer homestay.

What are the available activities during free time? 🚴🚣🦒
  • Learn how to cook Vietnamese dishes, join family meals, and celebrate local festivals.
  • Explore nearby sightseeing such as Ho Chi Minh City, Vung Tau beach, Nam cat Tien National park and try many kind of local food.
Language 🗣🇬🇧
  • English
How to get to your site ✈ 🗺

It takes about one hour from Ho Chi Minh city to Đồng Nai. You can take the bus or grab to go to my house.

Is there internet access? 🌐

Yes!

“Paying guests” Option. Could you accommodate “solidarity” tourists? 🎎
  • No, we cannot accommodate paying guests. We only need volunteers 🙅‍♀️

Teacher leading a small English class with Vietnamese children in Dong Nai, Vietnam, showing a friendly homestay volunteer project that offers free meals and accommodation and focuses on cultural exchange.


CONTACT DETAILS 🔍📧

Teach English in Dong Nai, Vietnam

Hostname 📛 Emma Duong

Host Email ✉ vuongthuythuyduong AT gmail DOT com

Voluntouring.org reminder
Voluntouring.org promotes opportunities rooted in cultural exchange and mutual learning.
Before applying, ask yourself: is this a fair exchange, or could it replace paid labour?
Choose consciously, ask questions, and make sure the experience is respectful, safe,
and aligned with your values. Always check visa requirements – hosts cannot provide legal
work permits.

See more volunteer projects in Vietnam 🇻🇳


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