My EVS Experience – Week IX
To continue with the non-stop wave of projects, as soon as the previous one was finished, we immediately started a Youth Exchange, named “Intervention for Youth”. This time it was a bit different, as I was not taking part as a participant but instead helping around with what was needed, as for example, logistical matters. […]
My EVS Experience – Week IIX
Right after finishing the project in Baia Mare, we came back to Timisoara and started a new project. Even though it was nice to get to know a bit more of Romania, I was glad I was back in Timisoara and back to sleep in my bed! š This time, the project called “Reason for […]
My EVS Experience – Week VI & VII
The next 10 days of my EVS were spent in Baia Mare, a city in the county of Maramures. During these days, I took part on an international training course, developed under the framework of the Erasmus+ programme. The project, called āCreating a framework for tomorrowās youth centersā, was a project for youth workers, where […]
My EVS Experience – Week V
The time before leaving TimiČoara again was very brief. During these days I worked on a project Iām writing as part of my EVS. This is a new experience for me, since Iāve never wrote or been in contact with the writing process of a project. Besides that, I chose the topic of gender equality, […]
My EVS Experience – Week IV
After finishing the on arrival training in Bucharest, I got the chance to continue to get Romania a little bit more and, this time, I headed to sighisoara with a group of volunteers I met during the training, whose project is taking place in this city.Ā Sighisoara is a small city, which Iām usually not […]
My EVS Experience – Week III
After three weeks in Romania, I left Timisoara for the first time, in order to attend the On Arrival Training, in which all the EVS volunteers participate once they start their projects. I headed to Bucharest and the trip was an interesting experience. As I said, it was the first time I was living Timisoara, […]
My EVS experience – Week II
My second week as an EVS volunteer was the moment to get to know my place, in some way or another. This was the moment where I was assigned with my mentor and started having the meetings aimed at, firstly, getting to know each other and define, between us, what exactly means to be a […]
My first week as a volunteer
New country, new challenges! April 29th was the day I landed in Budapest toĀ come toĀ TimiČoara, and that was the momentĀ it really hit me that this was real. My firstĀ week on EVS has now come to and end and IĀ still donāt know how to describe all theĀ feelings Iāve been through this week.Ā As soon as I arrived […]
What is EVS?
EVS (European Voluntary Service), soon to be called ECS (European Solidarity Corps), is an international volunteer program funded by the European Commission. It gives the opportunity to all young people legally resident in Europe, between 18 and 30 years, to carry out an international volunteer service in an organization or in a public body in […]