Mike in Sri Lanka Written by Mike CrawshawMarch 2017 It rained last night – when I say it rained it rained like you think it is never going to stop. January and February should have been the rainy season, but it didn’t, – rain that is. I was showing someone in my English Conversation class a picture…
Q&A with an EVS volunteer! Written by Douglas StevensMarch 2017 Q: What have you been learning through this experience? A: For me, the majority of the learning has been personal – aka personal development. Being in a new country, a new environment, a new social situation and a new workplace has really made me consider my pre-existing relationships,…
Balkan Myth Busters Written by Gaia KosovoMarch 2017 During ten days in March, a group of 28 youngsters from Kosovo, Serbia, Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria and Germany has gathered in Velika Hoca, Kosovo for a Youth Exchange that is part of the 2 years long Balkan Myth Busters project coordinated by VCV Serbia and GAIA Kosovo supported…
EVS On-arrival Training in Belgium Written by Suvi HelkoFebruary 2017 After living in Belgium for almost four months as well as living here pre-EVS for a couple of years already, the idea of an EVS on-arrival training of 6 days sounded honestly like a waste of time to me. Name games, repetitive small-talk conversations about where do you…
Workcamp for understanding Written by SCI Hong KongFebruary 2017 In 2016, SCI Hong Kong launched the project “Workcamp for Understanding” for the first time: thanks to the funding of the Committee on the Promotion of Civic Education, 30 volunteers from Hong Kong set out to social, cultural and environmental projects in the Belt and Road countries India, Malaysia and…
Almut’s letter from a refugee camp in Greece Written by Almut SchlepperFebruary 2017 Hello everybody, I hope you are all well in spite of these cold and dark days. Only one ” T ” free day to go! I wonder are there any protests happening around you. A word of warning: This is going to be…
A Malaysian volunteer in a workcamp in Vietnam Written by Chan Chun YongJanuary 2017 On the 5th August- 15th August 2016, I had joined a summer workcamp held in Vinh Long, Vietnam In which my job is to teach the elementary school students in the rural area of Vinh Long about English. I arrived at Ho…
Workcamp in Kurdistan with refugees Written by Helena Casas PerpinyàJanuary 2017 Every morning we wake up in the Guest House. Roj bash! Our Kurdish partners have prepared the breakfast and we get together at the table while having a chat, laughing, about our linguistic differences. Heval, partner in Kurdish. In Diyarbakir they are always willing to…
EVS story from Macedonia Written by Jannika JyrkinenJanuary 2017 Three months ago, when I arrived to Kumanovo, I did not know much about the country, let alone the city, I had just moved in. Having finished my Masters degree in International Migrations and Ethnic Relations and having worked in a transit-center in Sweden, I was keen…
EVS story from Macedonia – part 2 Written by Dorian GirodJanuary 2017 Before telling you some experiences during my EVS in Macedonia, I would like to thank Planete Volontaire and CID for the opportunity to realize this volunteering, highly recommended experience! Discovering a new country and new cultures… it is not always easy. Have you ever…