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…
One of the Fullest Years of my Life Written by ElenaMarch 2017 If somebody were to ask me if I had any regrets about my one year of volunteering for EVS in Poland the answer would definitely be Never. I wouldn’t swap this experience for anything. It was one of the fullest years of my life,…
Mangroves and Indonesia Written by Sara BassoMarch 2017 “I don’t know if I left something in the heart of these people, for sure they left something in mine. I’m sure that I want to have this experience again in my life. I also hope to come back again to Mangkang, to find again those beautiful people that…
An eco weekend Written by Servizio Civile Internazionale LombardiaMarch 2017 SCI Italy organized a weekend workcamp in an eco-village in Granara (Italy) from 24th to 26th of February, where they work in a lagoon and in the bio lake there. Thanks to all volunteers and Granara residents! Next date: 25th and 26th of March, for activities and…
Workcamp for understanding Written by Elvin and AnnisaMarch 2017 On the 12th of February 2017, we arrived in Hong Kong and met our soon-to-be multicultural family consisting people and volunteers alike from various countries such as Japan, South Korea, Germany, Kazakhstan,Mexico and Italy. Later in the week, we got to know the Sri Lankans and the…
Time flies in Antwerp Written by Sky SoFebruary 2017 Time flies. It has been a month since I joined the SCI International Secretariat as an EVS volunteer. I am so blissful that I am here in Antwerp, a very peaceful and cosy city, and working with a lot of friendly people here. Talk about ‘Work’ I…
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…
Preserving Australian nature Written by Rita WarleighFebruary 2017 In the tiny village of Taralga in rural NSW, a team of eight volunteers are working with two supervisors to regenerate a small but very special area of natural woodland. The area is remarkable because it has never been farmed, ploughed, grazed or changed in any other way…