Miriam in Thessaloniki, Greece // 2nd Report
Its October and now summer is finally over. That’s what they told me. I still have problems to believe that. The summer is over. In Greece. For real. It rained today. It rained a lot and I finally have to admit to myself that its not enough anymore to wear my lovely sun-yellow textile sneakers …
Abroad // Youth Exchange “Youth for Health” in Castillo de la Vega, Spain
Period: 23.08. – 30.08.2021 Place: Castillo de la Vega (Spain) Participating countries: Croatia, Bulgaria, Spain, Turkey, Germany Participants: 30 participants + 2 organizers Organizers: Bryant Corniel & Gonzalo García (hosted by the youth organization „Brisa Intercultural“) Brisa Intercultural: Spanish youth organization based in Burgos (Ana Fernandez & Patricia Rubio) NaturKultur e.V.: German Partner Organization The …
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Eilidh in Bremen, Germany // Final Report
The Last Two Years I’m sitting in my old Glasgow flat in front of my laptop, doing some reading for the second week of classes. I can hear my flatmates, one whom I grew up with in my wee rural village, and the other, with whom I lived with in my first year of university, …
Olya in Bremen // Final Report
Almost one year ago I was preparing all the necessary documents to start my ESC volunteering in Germany. Almost one year ago I was thinking which kind of experience I would like to get from this opportunity. I had a lot of ideas and plans but at the end it turned to be even more …
Chris in Skopje, North Macedonia // 3rd Report
Third report about my time in Macedonia after 9 months The summer in Macedonia was hot, but great at the same time. The city park was the place to be, not during the day, because it was too hot to go out, but in the evening. I didn’t expect the weather to be that hot, …
Clarissa in Skopje, North Macedonia // 3rd Report
Preface “Wow, you have been in Skopje for seven months now”. Whenever I hear that phrase, I have to remind myself how quickly time passes. Especially the last four summer months have been a rush between work activities, traveling around the Balkans and enjoying capital life to its fullest. Introduction Hi, I am Clarissa, I am …
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Abroad // Youth Exchange “Power of Art”, Ayvalik, Turkey
In August 2021 over thirty young people from Germany, Turkey, Croatia, Poland and Italy came together for a youth exchange. The topic of this exchange was “Power of Art” – so we learned a lot about environment protection in different countries and how art can help to express the importance of this topic. On the …
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Dolores in Zagreb, Croatia // Final Report
Our last months Introduction Hello everyone 😀 We are closing in to the end of our volunteering time here in Croatia but that doesn’t mean that we don’t have some great things still ahead of us 😀 Language Class Our language classes have officially ended and we will miss them and our students. It was …
Juliusz in Vinnytsia, Ukraine // 1st Report
A too small soviet sleeping wagon, a loud car and “Gop Gop Gop” by Verka Serduchka. Hard to believe, but my first week in Ukraine, and especially in Vinnytsia, was truly amazing. And I’m not exaggerating. Actually, I couldn’t expect myself that I would write that before coming here. Truth be told, I had a …
Antonia in Skopje, North Macedonia // 2nd Report
Sometimes life is like a puzzle. Everything can fall apart in a hundred of pieces and you don‘t know how to fix it. But with time you find the pieces you need to create a new masterpiece. Hey, my name is Antonia and I am an 18 years old girl from Germany, volunteering in Skopje, …
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Maryna in Italy // Final Report
ESC “So far, so close”, 17.08.2021 – 01.09.2021 Hi! My name is Maryna, I am 19 years old and come from Minsk, Belarus. From December 2020 till July 2021 I was an Au-Pair in Bremen, Germany and then stayed here as a student. The semester starts in October, so I had plenty of free time. …
Abroad // Youth Exchange “Youth 4 Health” in Spain – Comeback Event
After a youth exchange, the country groups are encouraged to organise an event to share what they learned with their friends and family. Here’s what Tina and Ramona of our German Team on “Youth 4 Health” organised when coming back from Spain! “The dissemination event took place at 15th of October 2021 in the beautiful …
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Stefanie in Blanes // Final Report
My Name is Stefanie, and I am from Osnabrück, Germany. I wanted to go abroad to learn about a new culture and to improve my intercultural skills. Before I came to Blanes I finished my Master’s degree in Cultural Science in Germany and after staying in the University for a couple of years I …
Till in Skopje, North Macedonia // 2nd Report
“Leleee”, already 5 months are over! As you can see, time is passing by very fast here, and I meanwhile learned some Macedonian (lele is an expression similar to „Oh my god)” In other areas of life, I continue to improve myself too. My work in Go Green is giving me a lot of opportunities …
Ernesto in Bremen // 1st Report
“Let´s go for a drink in Viertel and then have a walk by the Weser (river that goes across Bremen)” is one of the most common phrases you will probably say during your time here, and that is because is one of the most fun activities you will do, while laughing and spending time in …
Pernille in Bremen // Final Report
I been volunteering at a school in Bremen for twelve months. The school is called Tobias-Schule, a Waldorfschool. It’s a school with a lot of diversity, which I thought was very exciting and interesting. Most of the kids have some form of disability, but very varied, that also means that the lessons / classes are …
Marina in Bremen // 1st Report
Hey! My name is Marina and I’m from Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Due to Corona and Visa problems it was not so easy to go to Germany but I’m really happy to be here, because it’s the best summer in my life. I arrived in Germany at a good time, as the restrictions had already began to …
Chris in Skopje, North Macedonia // 1st Report
First report of my time in Macedonia after 2,5 months 3 months or one quarter of my stay in Skopje are already over, but it doesn’t feel like it. Time is running and it seems to me as I didn’t do anything so far. Of course, that’s not true, but it’s less than I wished. …
Abroad // Training Course “Holistic Outdoor Leadership Programme” in Puebla de la Sierra, Spain
In June 2021 Eilidh and Liridon from Germany represented NaturKultur on the Erasmus+ Training Course “Holistic Outdoor Leadership Programme (HOLP)” in Puebla de la Sierra, Spain, organised by Madrid Outdoor Education. 20 participants from Spain, Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Poland, Germany and Portugal came together to learn about non-formal education techniques to develop leadership skills and …
Maria in Bremen, Germany // Monthly Blogs
NOVEMBER: 3 years ago I went to a talk at the CMX about European volunteering and since then I have always wanted to do it. I started looking for projects at the end of August because my employment contract ended in September. I was looking for projects with children, animals or young people in Belgium, …
Ionut in Bremen, Germany // 2nd Report
15th of July 2021 A fresh and shy warm-humid breeze moves the polaroids we took at yesterday’s party. The sun is strong but it barely burns my skin as I sit on the desk where I get light all morning. I’d say summers in Bremen seem quite interesting to me: sun in the morning, clouds …
Miriam in Thessaloniki, Greece // 1st Report
My name is Miriam and I am 29 years old. Two years ago it became clear to me that (before I turn 30) I want to explore the possibilities which the Erasmus + world has to offer. So I decided to go abroad for an ESC. Because I was already involved in different Erasmus + …
Olya in Bremen, Germany // 2nd Report
9 months of my volunteering are already over my shoulders. It is actually a great time for a further reflection. Indeed, so much happened during this period. Although some (for a certain time very strict) corona restrictions were in place, it did not color my volunteer experience in black. Of course, some doors were closed …
Eilidh in Bremen, Germany // 2nd Report
“Are you looking forward to going back to Scotland?” is the question I’m most frequently asked at the moment. I’m in the final lap of my ESC project in Bremen with only six weeks to go before I leave Germany. I tentatively answer with “yeah, I guess”, explaining that I haven’t seen my family in-person …
Chris in Skopje, North Macedonia // 2nd Report
Second report about my time in Macedonia after 6 months Spring came with Corona. The numbers were rising and the virus got me too. From late Mid-March until the middle of April I stayed 3 weeks in quarantine at home. Fortunately the virus didn’t hit me that hard. I didn’t lose my senses of smell …
Antonia in Skopje, North Macedonia // 1st Report
People walking through the streets with a smile on their face- that’s so strange. These were my thoughts back in Germany but meanwhile I am one of those people dancing through the city with a big smile. Hey, my name is Antonia and I am an 18 years old volunteer here in Skopje, Macedonia. In …
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Giacomo in Bremen // 1st Report
Hi everyone, I’m Giacomo, I’m 25, I’m from Monza, a small big city close to Milan in Italy. Since the end of November I have been doing my ESC project in Bremen in the Deutches Tanz Film Institute as a videomaker, it is a beautiful and educational experience, I like to use my skills to …
Abroad // Youth Exchange “Active Citizenship in the 21st Century” in Larnaca, Cyprus
The program and leisure activities The topic of this youth exchange was: Active Citizenship in the 21st century. As we were a mixed group from different European countries there was a huge basis of various perspectives, opinions and experience on this topic which allowed us to have great discussions. During that time we did not …
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Alex in Bremen, Germany // 1st Report
Hello everyone, my name is Aleksandar! I am 20 years old, and I am from Skopje, North Macedonia. I am currently doing my European Solidarity Corps project in Bremen, Germany, where I am volunteering for NaturKultur e.V. The first time I heard about the possibility to do a voluntary service abroad was on an …
Kathy in Bremen, Germany // Final Report
My Name is Katharina Guillon, I am French and lately I took part in an ESC project at the Deutsches Tanzfilminstitut Bremen. After a short term ESC project in Poland, I decided to renew the experience, but on a longer term and in a field of work I have always been interested in : audiovisual. …
Clarissa in Skopje // 2nd Report
“How did Macedonia change me? “Well, I wake up smiling. The sun shines bright in Macedonia and it shines straight into my room with the mountains as my very first view. Hey there! My name is Clarissa and I am 19 years old. Right now I live in Skopje, the capital of Macedonia. I volunteer …
Andrea in Bremen, Germany // Final Report
IT’S FULL OF REASONS IN THERE Hello, I’m Andrea and I come from Italy. After 10 months my experience as an ESC Volunteer in Bremen, Germany, has come to an end. I decided to take on this adventure due to a fierce need for a change in my life and I still remember how happy …
Till in Skopje, North Macedonia // 1st Report
„North Macedonia? Is that in Asia?” – Well, my friends had absolutely no idea what I will have to expect from this country. The same was true for me. I only knew, that this small country with several cultures and populations groups sounds very interesting and will definitely be a more exciting experience than a …
Stefanie in Blanes, Spain // 2nd Report
Since six months I’ve been doing my European Solidarity Service in Blanes, Spain. Even though there were a lot of rules and restrictions due to Corona, a lot has happened in this time. With time, I had the possibility to meet new people and get to know the city in which I live, so that …
Clarissa in Skopje // 1st Report
“What in God’s name made me leave Germany? Why would I move to one of the poorest countries in Europe?” – I ask my best friend at the airport. It is Saturday, 16th of January and I rarely managed to get two hours of sleep. It’s departure day. Hey there! My name is Clarissa, I …
Maria in Bremen // Monthly Blogs in Spanish
¿Hablas español? If you are curious to read about Maria’s experiences in Bremen, you can check out her monthly blog entries in Spanish: The Beginning January 2021 February 2021 Maria is volunteering at Tobiasschule und Kindergarten e.V. and hosted on our project “From Global to Local”, financed by the European Solidarity Corps and Jugend für …
Rita in Bremen // 1st Report
What’s a Neapolitan used to o’ sole o’ mare o’ core doing in Bremen? There are many reasons. The first is that I am a bit crazy and impulsive. When I make a decision, I rarely use my head and therefore my reason, for the 99% of the time I rely on chance or follow …
Ionut in Bremen // 1st Report
Moin! 🙂 I’m Ionut and at the moment I’m doing my European Solidarity Corps project in ServiceBureau Jugendinformation, a branch of the youth education center LidiceHaus, in Bremen, Germany. Here’s a little insight of my journey so far 🙂 After finishing my degree in Journalism in Barcelona, I wasn’t very sure of what I wanted …
Carla in Italy // Final Report
I’m Carla, and I did a volunteering service in Italy with the Bangherang organization. I went there in August and left in February, so I stayed there for six months. Leaving my home in Germany was a big decision for me as I had never been away from home before for such a long time. …
Olya in Bremen // 1st Report
My adventurous ESC volunteering Middle of June…I am doing my last qualification exam at Charles University in Prague. All doors are open in front of me… But which one should I choose? Continue my study? Find a job? Try to do something completely new that I have never experienced before? My passion for adventure helped …
Katerina in Bremen // 1st Report
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 …
Dolores in Zagreb, Croatia // 3rd Report
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 …
Minou and Kaja in Blanes // Video
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
Kathy in Bremen, Germany // 1st Report
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 …
Tomas in Bremen, Germany // Final Report
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.
Katharina in Calvene & Bassano del Grappa, Italy // 1st Report
Living „la dolce vita“ After I graduated from High School last summer I knew that I couldn´t stay home any longer. I was full of wanderlust and restlessness. I have already known about the European Soldidarity Corps and thought of it as a very extraordinary and amazing opportunity, but only two months before I …
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Pernille in Bremen, Germany // 1st Report
Hi 🙂 I’m Pernille, I’m 23 years old and I’m from a small village in Norway called Langfjordbotn. In the beginning of September 2020 I moved to Bremen, Germany, to take part in a one-year volunteering project, European Solidarity Corps (ESC) through NaturKultur. Here i’m volunteering at Tobias-Schule. This is a school which is using …
Andrea in Bremen, Germany // 1st Report
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 …
Clarissa in Blanes, Spain // 1st Report
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 …
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Eilidh in Bremen, Germany // 1st Report
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 …