Since writing my last report, many exciting things happened, but not so much of them are things that I would like to share. So it feels a little complicated to write this.
I had my second (which is also the last) seminar, which was a surprisingly pleasent experience. Compared to the first one, I felt better inside of the group, the sessions and tasks were nicer, and I also enjoyed the food, which seems to be a problem among the volunteers.
The seminar was in Weimar, and it was my first time there. Weimar seemed to be a very cute and cosy city, although I couldn’t see as much, since the short time spent there. I went to see the former Konzentrationslager, which now can be visited. It’s not an easy thing to experience, but I always loved to visit such places, and to learn more them. I also visited the Bauhaus museum. which was a good decision, after seeing the Lager, and how horrible people can be, it was nice to see that people can also create beautiful things.
Shortly after my seminar, I also had the opportunity to participate in an erasmus project about media literacy, which was.. chaotic and beautiful, and I feel like I learned a lot.
I visited my homeland for the first time since moving here. I never experienced homesickness before, so I couldn’t really handle it, since january (when I booked my flight), I was looking forward to this trip. After a very stressfull day of traveling, I arrived to Budapest.
When approaching my city, from far you can see a tower. In my whole life, everytime I would go out of my town, coming back I would see that tower, and I would know that I’m almost home. I’ve never been away for as long as I did now, seeing that tower after months and months was wonderfully hurtful. I felt and seen and experienced a lot of things during my time in Hungary. It was kind of a bittersweet feeling, leaving my home to visit my home.
Since coming from my trips, I’ve been trying to get back to my routine, and my work after being in and out of it for a while. In my project there were many changes, but after getting used to them, I can say that I am feeling better and better at work. For a long time I didn’t feel like I’m just a volunteer, I had so much stress, and so much Zweifel about a lot of things. Now everything is more clear, and I can also chill and let myself be a volunteer, which is freeing. I know my place, and I learn many new things.
Luca is hosted by Freie Waldorfschule Bremen on our project co-funded by the European Union.
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