Goodbye? Not… See you later!

Goodbye? Not... See you later!
Today I feel very grateful because the team from the Association For Social Cooperatives, was able to make a space in their tight work schedule to share with me a moment where we could express our gratitude by almost a year since we started this EVS project together and all the things that we have learned ...

Poland EVS experience

Poland EVS experience
WHY POLAND? If you get to Poland and especially you are from warmer countries, most of the people will make you this question a million times! Why Poland? You can always respond like me, why not? In my case, when I started to think about do EVS, I didn’t think very much about the country ...

Where to do an EVS?

Where to do an EVS?
ERASMUS MOST POPULAR DESTINATIONS COUNTRIES In the picture above we can see (but maybe not very well) the most popular destinations when it comes to making a European voluntary or Erasmus. In early position if you can not see it clearly, we find Spain, Germany, France and the UK … Of course, the destination you ...

Yes, no, yes, no, yes… Why do EVS?

Yes, no, yes, no, yes... Why do EVS?
From my own experience as EVS and the opportunities that I’ve had travelling during this year, I can say that having the opportunity to leave your own country, your comfort zone, for be brave and learn and adapt yourself to another country with a different language, culture, religion etc is a vital experience, a kind of ...

EVS… what is that?

EVS... what is that?
European Voluntary Service (EVS) is a long-term volunteer experience abroad. It enables young people aged 18 to 30 years to live up to 12 months in another country providing their service in a non-profit organization. The European Voluntary Service is funded by the European Commission within the Youth in Action Programme and aims to improve ...

EVS MidTerm

EVS MidTerm
Like we began our EVS experience with the “On-Arrival Training”, we ended up with a “Mid Term Training”. A time and a place to share among volunteers, our experiences, opinions, feelings, future perspectives… Volunteers from Spain, France, Germany, Georgia, Albania and the Czech Republic were hosted in the city chosen for staying, Torun. What it meant to me ...

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!!
Poznan has been my host city in these almost nine months as volunteer at the Association For Social Cooperatives… During this time, I have been enjoying the spring, with the sunny days and cold air caresses; the summer in the Warta river with the company of friends and music; the reddish brown, green and gold yellow ...

International Multiplier Training

International Multiplier Training
“Intercultural Learning Non Violent Communication Peace Education and Conflicts” This past week, I was fortunate to participate in this “International Multiplier Training” held in Pustomyty, Lviv region (Ukraine). I say I was lucky, not only for having been accepted, but because after my adventure to arrive to Ukraine, let’s say yes, I was lucky. It ...

International Boat of Culture Festival

International Boat of Culture Festival
In the city of the longest street in Poland, Łódź, it took place last weekend from 5th to 7th, the International Boat of Culture Festival. A festival organized by the hand of international and Polish volunteers who living in Łódź. One can say that this festival has been the end result of a long activity of cultural projects that ...

On-Arrivial Traning. Warszawa

On-Arrivial Traning. Warszawa
Warszawa is the city chosen to pass the first of the two Trainings that each volunteer is invited to attend to during our EVS. Different nationalities, different cities of destination in Poland, different languages… but approximately the same time of being newcomers in this new country. This training offered us the opportunity to reflect, answer to questions, ...