Hey everyone! My name is Katerina and I come from Athens, Greece, where I am studying theatre studies [which is related to the history and theory of theatre, and not acting]. Until last year I was working in theatres in Athens and renting a flat in its beautiful centre. Soon, however, Corona took all of …
Hello everyone, my name is Dolores and I am currently an ESC volunteer in Zagreb, Croatia. The month of November started off with Eduardo’s and Francesco’s intercultural evening (fellow volunteers) about their countries – Spain and Italy. Over the course of the whole month our language classes and Croatian lessons took place and I was …
From Summer 2019 until Spring 2020, Minou and Kaja were spending their ESC Voluntary Service in Blanes, Spain, where they were working at Marimurtra Botanical Garden. But – how was that experience for them, and what’s it like to be a volunteer? Watch the video below and find out! Video: Andrei Matalyha, BlindBear Production
Hello my name is Katharina, but everyone calls me Kathy. I’m from France and I’m doing a 10 months volunteering project in Bremen, at Deutsches Tanzfilminstitut Bremen. I always have been interested in cultural exchanges. At 8, I had my first school exchange in Italy and though I didn’t speak italian, it was a great …
In this video, Tomas from Cyprus is sharing his experiences of being an ESC volunteer in Bremen. We were lucky to host him for one year on our project “Think Global, Work Local”, financed by the European Solidarity Corps and Jugend für Europa.
Ciao tutti! Ich bin Lenya, bin 18 Jahre alt und komme aus einem kleinen Dorf in Mitteldeutschland, um genauer zu sein aus dem Harz. Ich wollte schon immer viel reisen und andere Kulturen kennenlernen und erkunden. Es macht mir Spaß neue Dinge auszuprobieren und die unterschiedlichsten Menschen kennenzulernen. Deshalb habe ich mich nach meinem …
Lenya in Bassano del Grappa, Italy // 1. Bericht Read More »
Between “Danke” and “Bitte schön” My name is Andrea, I’m Italian and I’m 26. I’m writing this in the middle of my EVS experience, after 6 months. 6 months in the north of Germany, Bremen, away from everything I knew before. First thing I found out since I’m here: people are not used to …
Es gibt Tage, an denen die Zeit zu schleichen scheint…Wenn ich jetzt aber zurückblicke und sehe, was alles in meinen nun schon fast drei ersten Monaten alles passiert ist –inklusive WG-partys, Schwimmen im Meer (man wird ziemlich schief angesehen im November), Champagnerfrühstück und atemberaubenden Wanderungen-, bin ich doch sehr überrascht! Zugegeben, der Anfang …
Hi! I’m Eilidh, I’m 21 years old and I’m from a small village just south of Edinburgh, Scotland. In September 2020 I moved to Bremen, Germany, to take part in a one-year volunteering project through the European Solidarity Corps (ESC), a programme funded and supported by Erasmus+ and the EU. I am volunteering for NaturKultur …
Ciao! I returned to my hometown a couple of days ago. I spent the last days alone, isolated at home. Due to Covid 19, I am not allowed to have any personal contact to my loved ones at the moment. This situation is not ideal but it gives me the opportunity to acclimate and reflect …
