ROMANIA IS HOLDING ME TIGHT
Ciao, I am Fatih from Turkey, and this is my first post during my volunteering experience! They say that every person shapes their destiny. But I think sometimes we just can’t. At least the part of my life in Romania is happening out of my control. My family’s story with Romania began in 1996. I […]
The monthly journal – March motivation – 2021
Instead of sunny spring weather, cheerfulness and motivation, March brought moodiness and motivation drop to the ESC volunteers. But, as soon as the sunrays appeared, the work resumed. The beginning of March seemed hopeful to everyone. Two more volunteers, Fatih and Armando, arrived (you will read about their arrival’s experience soon) and the now four boys thought they could start to […]
The monthly journal – February 2021
Although February was a short month, our long-term ESC volunteers were highly productive. They started having Romanian language classes, participated in several trainings and workshops, created databases, and many more. Alpie, our newest volunteer in the ‘Youth Centres UP 2’ project, participated in a week-long training called “On arrival” where he met other volunteers that came to Romania at the same time. Our two volunteers had several […]
First Steps of a Life-Changing Experience
I was ready for an adventure, but didn’t know where to start! Having graduated from the university during the times of pandemic and spending quite a lot of time staying home, I was a bit hesitant to go on an adventure that I had decided on during my university years. My dream was to go […]
Volunteering shadowing in Craiova, January 2021
Some of the ESC volunteers from Timișoara participated for 3 days in a volunteering shadowing programme in Craiova, where they exchanged experiences and good practices with local volunteers and presented their projects to each other. They also had the chance to visit and explore a new town of Romania. The plurality and contradiction of architecture in Romania simply fascinates me. My working experience there showed me how different things […]
A BREEZE TO ROMANIA
Hello, I am Burak and the purpose of my writing is to share my reason for applying to the ESC project and my journey with FITT with people who want to be participants in international projects. I hope you can find a way out of your difficulties after this article and you will never lose […]
story behind the building
This week was almost completely dedicated to the workshop on storytelling, which was implemented online (unfortunately). This workshop is a part of the big European project “Stories behind city”, where participants from Novi Sad, Rijeka and Timisoara tell their personal stories about their cities via digital media tools. The workshop was facilitated by experts in […]
Week 4 – Workshops
There were a lot of workshops this week. I will show you some of them. The first one was how to take photo by smart phones. It was quite interesting for me because I am not talented about taking photos. Now, I know how to use my smart phone’s options at basic level. It […]
The Second Week – Oscar Goes to FITT !
The best new for this week. FITT won an award in Romania ! As you know, I mentioned before about “Youth Centers Up” Project. That Project won the best volunteering project in Romania. This felt me really good. Because when I checked the project. I saw that 125 people around the world that they were […]
The First Week – Adventures Begin
There are some moments which is incomparable in our lives. I think EVS experience must be one of them. This is my second time in Erasmus+ programme in Romania.The first one was different from EVS.It was Erasmus+ student exchange programme. Now, I came as a volunteer with EVS programme as you know.Because of the great […]
The final week – team 2
Our last week passed by us so quickly we did not even realize. Day by day the center became more colorful and more joyful. The great atmosphere that we made by dancing, singing, working, communicating and smiling filled the room. We were tired in the last day of work but we encouraged each other so […]
The final week – team 1
The final week came. We had a long journey together. It was full of unforgettable moments, joy, fun and at the same time, many hardships, and a lot of time spent working. But in the end it didn’t matter. Nothing could compare the happiness we felt when we saw all that kids playing in the […]