Between March and July 2019, the Association for the promotion of creative-ecological education and innovative abilities implemented the first project since the beginning of the European Solidarity Corps program, with the help of two Romanian volunteers. Although the association has experience in European volunteering projects, “Words for Well-being” is a project was innovative because the…
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After 2 Years Since My EVS Experience
By Anna Koch Two years…. It had been two years since I had my EVS in Romania. It seems like a long time, but then again: Any amount of time seems like a long time when you’ve changed a lot. Taking part in that EVS two years ago has been a very spontaneous decision. And,…
What Have I Learned from My Volunteering Experience
Project Creativity 4 Sociability, Constanta, Romania Felix and Sam were two out of four volunteers, spending 9 months in Romania. Because Erasmus+ is funding learning experiences, through volunteering, look what they have achieved during their stage: Felix, Swedish, 23 years old: “Improved communication Assertiveness is all about communication with your surroundings and within yourself,…
Volunteers Caravan (2)
By Diana Barbu Main objective We embarked on this journey through Romania on the 15th of June starting from Constanta, then going to Craiova, Arad, Baia Mare, Sighisoara and Bucharest, our goal being to discover how other organisations work and how their EVS projects were developing, but also to discuss about our own. We wanted…
Volunteers Caravan (1)
A Trip to Understand the Project’s Life by Rosie Probyn We spent 6 days travelling by train through Romania, visiting different organisations and volunteers to observe how they operate and see if we could connect and motivate one another. The journey, which began in Constanta, took us to Craiova, Arad, Baia Mare, Sighisoara and Bucharest….
Paladin Travel – A Personal Reflection
by Roxana Chiritoiu July 2019, Terrasini. When strangers became family. It was a hot summer in Sicily when 36 complete strangers from 6 countries came together, each one of them looking for something. Some of them were looking for friends, some of them were looking for fun, some of them were looking to learn…
Movie Making Trip
From Cluj Napoca to Constanta and back We arrived here around 8 in the morning, after 15 hours of traveling by train and still had some hours until our meeting. So we headed to the beach!! We were pretty tired and the weather was hot so you can imagine how refreshing it was to finally…
Why I volunteer?
Recently Rosie Probyn held a exhibition called “Why I volunteer” . I choose to give my answer in 4 categories; experience, people, culture and freedom. The people have been the most challenging part but also the most rewarding one. On one side people see what you’re doing and appreciate it, giving so much in return….
Culture Hub Youth Exchange
In April 2019, 41 participants met 65 km away from Istanbul, in the town of Buyukcekmece, for an exchange of art and tradition in the most real sense way possible. We have experienced Ebru water painting, making decorative glass objects, the art of water wetting (Turkey) or needle wetting, painting traditional eggs with wax (Bulgaria),…
Assertiveness Training
by Felix Jatko Staalnake Hey once again! So far we mostly written about ourself and the life we have here. That’s why this post is going to be about the work we do, starting with assertiveness training. First off you need to understand what assertiveness is. Shortly put it’s being able to stand for…