Hello, dear reader,
So, it is time to write a report it means 3 months passed. Time really flies.
I am Saida from Azerbaijan. Before coming to Bremen, I was reading to other volunteers’ stories in websites and I hoped it would happen to me one day in my life, as well. So now I am writing my own stories about my wonderful project.
6 months ago, I saw a project among European Solidarity Corps projects. It was about working with children in a school. I was so excited and passioned about it. Most importantly it would be in Germany, my dream country. I read all requirements and they lived up my expectations. I planned every time to come to only Germany and lived there for a while. It was just time to make these wishes come true. As I applied, I didn’t expect my dream come true so early. It was unplanned for my family and for myself as well. After I was accepted, my heart started to beat. My dream was coming closer.
After accepted, the first thing I did was to search about Bremen and situation here for my safeness. Actually, after searching I was getting more worried because there was many fake information about Bremen. I was about to deny to come. But then I said you should follow dream otherwise you will regret throughout your life. Maybe that will not happen again and your dream will always stay as a dream. I started to do my visa application process with my organization. After that everything went well. I got my visa and I am here more than 3 months.
Now I am so grateful about my decision. I feel that my soft skill is improving as well. Living alone, starting a new life with completely new people make me more self-confident. I am living with 4 other volunteers together from Turkey, Russia and two people from Spain. 5 different culture in one flat. It is so excited, isn’t it?! We sometimes cook together, visit some places and share our own culture, we learn from each other a lot.
I am doing my project in Tobias- Schule where some children have some difficulties to learn. I support kids mainly in garden where children learn how to plant, take care of hens. I also help in math and handwork classes. Working in school is an advantage for me, I am improving not only my German skill, but also my knowledge on pedagogical point of view by working with children. The teachers and children are super kind and helpful from whom I really learn a lot. I am very happy that I am working such a wonderful place around precious people.
I am doing a project that I really like, I am living in a country that is my favorite with its punctual rules, I am learning a language that I love. That is the happiness. That is the life.
Mach’s gut! 🙂
Saida
Saida is hosted by Tobiasschule und Kindergarten e.V. on our project financed by the European Solidarity Corps and Jugend für Europa.
If you want to experience something similar to what Saida did, check out our open calls here.
