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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

First visits to social cooperatives 3

First visits to social cooperatives
My approach to social cooperatives has already started. It’s really good to work away from the office from time to time in order to understand better what is all about. What is a social cooperative and how does it work. Better than reading about it, go there and find it out for yourself. On my ...

Easter with (Polish) family 1

Easter with (Polish) family
Foreign people hardly ever have the chance to live the real Easter here in Poland. Family is the essence of this kind of events and celebrations and unfortunately, mine is out of my reach nowadays. On the other hand, experiencing other traditions it’s a great opportunity so I am glad of not having seen those crowded processions ...

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 ...