Welcome to Konin!

Welcome to Konin!
My first visit in the office of Konin A full day of activity, where I could meet the other part of this big family, take a walk round the most beautiful area of this city, and do a tour around the social cooperatives that are part of Stowarzyszenie Na Rzecz Spółdzielni Socjalnych (Association for Social Cooperatives). At last I enjoyed the pleasure of taste artesanal ...

A Canarian EVS in Poznan! 5

A Canarian EVS in Poznan!
Yes, I am the new EVS! My name is Esther, and I come from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, (Spain). I am here to continue during one year, this work as part of European Voluntary Service (EVS) in Stowarzyszenie Na Rzecz Spółdzielni Socjalnych (Association for Social Cooperatives). Laia, my predecessor, has left an emptiness among her friends, ...

Playing in a place called Ursus 2

Playing in a place called Ursus
Forty five minutes by bus from the centre of Warsaw to the East there is a calm and solitary neighbourhood called Ursus. You will not see many people in the street, perhaps at the most an elderly woman who feels like talking with a group of young people. One shop in a corner, one pub ...

On-Arrival Training. Chapter two

On-Arrival Training. Chapter two
On-Arrival Training is said to be an excuse to meet new volunteers and to have the chance to travel all around the country. It’s really a good point! Actually, my friends in Poznan told me before: try to meet someone who is living in Krakow in order to have somewhere to sleep if we ever ...

On-Arrival Training. Chapter one 1

On-Arrival Training. Chapter one
One of the activities you have to do during your EVS is the On-Arrival Training. All European volunteers who have just started their projects in the same country go to meet each other and share different experiences. In Poland, it took place in Warsaw, so it was great for me to visit the Polish capital for the first ...

Here starts my EVS in Poznan 10

Here starts my EVS in Poznan
I arrived in Poznan almost two weeks ago and I think I am starting to get used to this place that nobody of my family and friends in Barcelona knew before. Neither do I. I will stay here for the whole year so I can imagine that I will have time to love this city ...