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It’s already been four months since I came to Bremen. Time passes really fast, and I’m starting to feel this little city like a new home.I remember the first time I found the ESC page and the NaturKultur project. It was the perfect opportunity for me to fulfil my wish of living abroad and also

I never thought my volunteer experience would end the way it did. Leaving a week early, out of the blue, due to family medical emergencies was incredibly hard. Without warning, I packed my entire life into two days and simply left. I didn’t have enough time to say proper goodbyes or to truly process what

“Bremen is the first city in Germany I’ve ever known,” my friend said when I told him I was going there for my volunteering project with NaturKultur. “Because of the Bremen musicians.” I laughed when he said that, but after living there for months, I think this will always be the first thing that comes

Volunteering Experience in an Atelier with Children My volunteering experience in Germany has been one of the most meaningful periods of my life. Working in an atelier with children gave me the chance to step into a completely new environment where creativity, patience, and communication played an important role every day. In the atelier, children

It is surprising how much your first impression of new people and places can be influenced by your feelings. ​In November, when I first saw the call for a volunteering position at a middle school in Bremen, I told myself: “Why not? It is perfect for you; you wanted to do something totally different during

“You seem to be one of the most stable people here”, said my flatmate in the middle of our late evening kitchen talk. I smiled thinking that I might just as well be tired, old or even depressed.   Jokes aside, I believe I am just being me. I was and am still building a routine

Hi! My name is Luna and I have been living in Bremen, Germany, for four months now. I arrived here at the beginning of October, quite suddenly and without much time to overthink the decision.Looking back, I can say this volunteering experience has been the right decision for that moment, even though it is still

📌Hallouuu Leute 🫶 I’m Gulchin from Azerbaijan (Ganja), and in October 2025 I started my volunteering project at a Waldorf school in Bremen. Let’s get started 🙂 My journey started a bit messy, but now everything is going smoothly. Adapting here was not very difficult for me, probably because I already had previous experience living

My decision to take part in ESC volunteering started in the summer, when I was finishing my Bachelor’s degree and reflecting on what to do next. It was another hot June day in Odesa, my hometown in Ukraine, when I came across an announcement looking for applicants from Odesa/Odesa region, Bremen’s partner region, to volunteer

After completing my university education in my home country, I decided to take some time to experience a different culture, develop myself, and create meaningful memories. I often saw people participating in volunteer projects on social media, and this inspired me greatly. I told myself, “I must volunteer too,” and began researching opportunities. Eventually, I