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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.…
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Moments of a year full of happiness and challenges
I feel like it was yesterday when this story has started. When I look back, even just for a second, I remember so clearly my arrival: I was entering a room which wasn’t giving me any warmness at all. But right now, when it’s time for me to leave, the same room is giving me so much warmness and it became so close…
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Making a change
In summer ’19 I got involved in a great adventure. I was among a hundred volunteers from different parts around the world who came to Timisoara with only one purpose. We built 5 youth centres in 5 neighbourhoods of the city, in order to help the local community…
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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…
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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…
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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…