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My road back
I’ve always had the feeling that I should do more for the world. I was always interested in helping other people, but until now, I’ve never had the time to think about it and try to research some ways to get into…
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Youth Centres UP is back
We are looking for new local volunteers for the second edition of Youth Centres UP. Youth Centres UP 2 is a long-term project organised by Timis County Youth Foundation (FITT) through the European Solidarity Corps (ESC), in which 10 international volunteers from different countries and local volunteers are involved in setting up 10 new…
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My adventure on the road to Timişoara!
Before I start writing about my trip to Romania, I want to express my immense joy of being here because I have been waiting for so long to come here. I waited a year after I was selected, due to…
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The monthly journal – Spring at its finest – April 2021
This month, the ESC volunteers enjoyed spring at its finest. They took advantage of the great weather and had picnics, were on treasure hunts, city tours, organised and attended various online and offline events. In a word, they weren’t bored at all. April…
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An unprecedented spring
This spring is unprecedented… I can say that spring seems a little strange to me. In the spring, the flowers bloomed. With the wind touching your skin, hope spreads throughout your body. It did not feel that way this time.…
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Local volunteers – testimonials
As most of the long-term ESC volunteers from the project Set the Tempo are gone, we are glad that they have left behind some fantastic local volunteers who are happy to share their experience of working with them in the…
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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…
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You can learn from everything, even from the worst
“Learning Patience can be a difficult experience, but once conquered, you will find life easier” – Katherine Pulsifer As a person, I was never really involved with Erasmus+ projects — I always had a preference towards projects and conferences that were made by universities and…
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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,…
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Instant moments by Alisa
365 or maybe a few more days passed by, but I feel it was just instant when I’ve just arrived and now it’s time to say goodbye. Say goodbye to the city that completed the warm environment for a year for me, goodbye to…
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MY ESC EXPERIENCE IN TIMISOARA
I remember stepping into that huge building, Casa Tineretului. My baggage was heavy and so were my feelings, faced with the fact that I did it, I came back. It looked like nothing has changed. Dimmed lights were illuminating the walls, the echo of my steps was filling the space and the memories began to return in bursts. Happiness was…
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If there is a beginning there is also an ending
It was five in the morning when I arrived after 6 months. I was feeling that I am at home, I was feeling that all the memories that I have left would come back again. My youth centre was my motivation; people that were coming to our events were giving me the desire to work and to do more and more. The secret of our (Aradului) work was teamwork.…