Enumerate all the things that this experience has given
me is a difficult process. It’s been almost 11 remarkable months of adventures
while living and discovering a different country. I had the chance to travel, to
develop new language skills, to have new experiences and to meet amazing people.
Most of this experience and memories are defined by the
people I cross path with…The children and young people that welcomed me from
the first day and since then always excepting us with a smile, hug or eager to
tell us something. The coordinator, mentor and people involved in the project that
supported me in everything during this time and that made the activities and
this experience really enjoyable.
The international volunteers with whom I
share a lot of memorable moments and thanks to who Baia Mare felt like home. And even people that don’t fit in the
previous groups, but that I interact here in daily life, were kind and
nice.
Being a volunteer is much more than the activities
specified in your agreement. Volunteering is about discovering yourself, having
unique moments and experiences, having opportunities to develop new skills, travelling
and working in being part of a world without stereotypes and limits.
Volunteering is about experiencing things that you had no
idea before. Maybe you will not work in your studies area or maybe you will work
in an international team for the first time, but either way, you will learn a
lot with these new experiences.
By doing an EVS you will be more aware of yourself and
your strengths and limits and how to improve your flexibility and tolerance. You
will face different situations or different habits due to cultural differences
or different attitudes due to different background but, with respect and
honesty, you will understand people better and accept all the differences.
I don’t want to lie to you. Being a volunteer is
different for every person and I cannot say what will happen, or that will be
perfect. But I’m sure that you will learn a lot, even when you might have mixed
feelings and feel more connected to the world and I encourage you to do it.
Thank you, Greentin! Thank you, Baia Mare!
Tania Alves - volunteer in the project BCV - Bulding communties through volunteering - funded by Erasmus+
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