As expected with this report, things have just progressed without that many humps. After the cascade of events and experiences that populated my first few months, this second batch has been relatively quieter, and it’s been characterized by a progressive acclimatisation to my life here in Bremen. As always, I’ve been the main bearer of the […]
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Hey ! Welcome to my second report !! I must say that I felt a little bit embarrassed when I read the others ‘reports because what I’ve seen was beautiful and everybody was talking about how they felt during the arrival months and explaining it with deep and complex emotions, and in comparisons my first
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It has already been 8 months since I started my volunteering journey, and time has passed so quickly. Sometimes it feels like I just arrived, but when I look back, I see how much has happened and how much I’ve grown. Recently, I took part in my midterm seminar, which was a great moment
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The Training Course “GROW” took place from April 4 to April 9 and focused on Intercultural Competence of 17 youth workers from six countries: Germany, Sint Marteen, Aruba, Croatia, Bulgaria and Turkey. We were a diverse group of open-minded people which was a great learning environment. With everyone having the common goal of contributing
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Having to write the final report for this project seemed like the most bizarre part of this one-year experience, because I really never thought this time would come. The difficulty of trying to fathom how fast but also how slow a year has passed really triggered a reflection process for me. On the one hand
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It feels like I wrote my first report just yesterday, but here I am, already working on the second one. Time is moving fast, yet not a lot has happened since then. Well, nothing too fun anyways. Since my midterm seminar, I’ve been incredibly overwhelmed with my university application, and the amount of paperwork
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From March 10th to 18th, we had the opportunity to participate in youth exchanges in Turin, Italy. The project brought together 44 participants from six countries: Estonia, Romania, Georgia, Spain, Italy, and Germany. It was exciting and enriching experiences where we worked together on innovative and educational topics. The focus of the exchanges was to
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Hi there! I’m Maëlle, a 22-year-old volunteer and this is my report of how things have been going so far!If there’s one thing I’ve learned during my six months (already!) in Germany, it’s that Deutsche Bahn and punctuality are two very, very opposite words. As an example, I could say that the train I was
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Chapter Two: The Expected, the Surprising, and the “It is what it is” For my first report, I couldn’t wait for it’s time to come to write all that I had to say. Now, for my second report, the time has long arrived and I still can’t find the right words. It’s been one hell
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As I reflect upon the past year, my heart overflows with gratitude for all the full experiences, lessons, and personal growth that have come from this volunteer journey. This year has been a road of new challenges, meaningful connections, and fundamental shift that have permanently shaped my path.Stepping into this role, I was immediately immersed
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