14/04/2026
"The first time I came to Camino, I found it by chance on the Internet. At this moment in my life, I needed a resting place. And here it was. I arrived here three years ago, and I fell in love with the vibe of the house. All the volunteers feel like family here; they make everything for you, and they care for you. When you need the silence or activity or to talk with someone, you will find the time and space for it.
The second time I came back, I felt at home because there were some people I already knew and because I knew the place very well. I need a place to be bored, because in my normal life, it is very difficult for me. And in Camino, I can just sit and be at peace. And just enjoy my time even if I don’t want to do anything.
For a long time, I thought that the world was too big to find a place where I wanted to come back. Wherever I went, I had the feeling that I needed to explore. But I found Camino, and now this is my place to come back to, because here I can be bored, I can stay still, and I feel peace. Even if the world is huge, this is the place I love to return every time, and it's the only place where I return to. Camino really became my second home.
And when I am at home – at my regular life, and I wake up in the morning, and it’s winter, cold, and grey, or if I have a bad day, sometimes I just think about Camino, I close my eyes and try to imagine to wake up here and welcome the house and just come to the patio and sit here with the first rays of the sun, or go for a walk in the jungle, and I feel at peace again. And this is the place where I want to come back every time."
Mathilde (fr)