I feel at home!

 

We started this month with 2 weeks of quarantine because Gönül had the Covid. These 2 weeks stuck in the apartment seemed long, the evenings and weekends seemed endless. We continued our online work with the children and teenagers. Once we were free, we started our awareness campaign on the value of water. We started our presentations on March 22, the World Water Day. We made many presentations for 2 weeks. We tried to make young people aware of the importance of water and its pollution which is harmful to the planet. Being able to meet many students from Baia Mare and the surroundings was for me an enriching experience even if sometimes the online meetings are not always easy, the students were involved and curious during this awareness campaign.

Discovering new skills

 

We started the month of March having to do two weeks of quarantine, because, unfortunately, Gönül was infected with Covid. Althoug, sometimes, not be able to leave the house made me a little sad, but having activities to plan and prepare for made it easier. It was also fun to do the quarantine with friends instead of being with my family.  During the months of March and

April, Manon and I carried out the Educational Campaign "Valuing Water". This campaign has given me the opportunity to learn more about water pollution, to learn how to use different online tools to create videos and make presentations, as well as, it has been a challenge for me to do the different talks in schools. I like to make talks and I feel comfortable doing them in Spanish and Portuguese because they are languages that I control, but to make these talks even if it was not a very complex topic has been a challenge for me because I don’t have a high English level, so it is more difficult for me to express myself and make myself understood properly.

 

Reflection time!

I have to admit that this time, I had to resort to my calendar and photo gallery to recap everything that happened in these last 2 months. I had the impression that it was too much to be all during this period. But no, also for my surprise, all happen since last time I wrote.

Scheduled in my calendar were Paraglider, School summer activities, a reminder for my cat annual vaccine (and yes, she didn´t love it but it was taken care of), MythBusters events, Electric Castle Festival, Youth Exchange, more days of school summer activities, several cultural events, Volu-HUB workshop and a Road-trip in Romania. And a lot more of daily plans happen that didn’t even get to the calendar. So, I will try to resume all of this. Summer was a time in which we organized and participated in a lot of different activities, events and projects. 

Summer is (almost) here!

Last weeks in Baia Mare have been similar to a tropical climate, very hot and raining on the same day. And as the weather also our project is in a moment of change. The school year ended and with it also our regular presence in the classroom and as so our work, schedule and type of activities are changing. In the last week of school, we were able to witness the traditions, rituals and celebrations at the end of the school year that for me was totally new and a pleasure to be part of. For now, it is time to re-think and start to plan our Summer’ activities that will give us the flexibility of time and autonomy to develop even more our own activities and to be with the children in a different context.

5 Decembrie - Ziua Internationala a Voluntariatului

Am marcat Ziua Internationala a Voluntarului prin intermediul unui atelier de reciclare realizat cu elevii Scolii Gimnaziale Lucian Blaga din Baia Mare. In cadrul atelierului, voluntara EVS Esther Perez i-a invatat pe elevi cum sa transforme un pet intr-un ghiveci de flori. Spre seara, impreuna cu Fundatia de Voluntari Somaschi si cu YMCA, am participant la flashmob-ul - Diferiti, dar impreuna pentru o lume mai buna.

EVS in Maramures

In cadrul proiectului Volunteering&Sustainable Development II,  voluntara EVS Esther Perez Palao implementeaza activitati de educatie non-formala cu elevii Scolii Gimnaziale Oarta de Sus si ai Scolii Gimaziale Bicaz. Astfel, impreuna cu Esther elevii celor doua scoli au participat la ateliere de pictat tricouri, crafts sau la diverse jocuri in care s-au dezbatut concepte precum dezvoltarea durabila, drepturile omului,democratie.

Proiectul Volunteering&Sustainable Development II este finantat prin programul Erasmus+

 

It is hard to say goodbye to EVS

Looking back now it looks like everything went by really fast. What was initially a step into an unknown country has now shifted into a feeling of belonging to somewhere. Living here for two months has definitely left its mark on me and was now starting to feel like a home. From routines to more planned and scheduled activities, from hanging out with friends to having fun with the children, I was definitely getting accustomed to this life.

One of the major differences in comparison with my first month here was the relationship and the interaction with the children from our project. 

A month in EVS

Wow has it been already one month? I can barely remember the moment I went to the airport and said goodbye to my parents, was the same moment I met Belen, the other Spanish participant that was going to be my partner on the project, since then, a lot of things happened, meeting new people, amazing moments and cultural shocks, lots  of ``la revedere´´ & welcome parties, a bittersweet mix of feelings and experiences.

Doesn’t matter how much you research about the place where you are going, or even if you don´t do research at all (as me), because the EVS experience is going to be different for everyone.

Let´s be honest, there will be moments when you will feel homesick and you will miss your family & friends and you just want to go back home, but you will also find yourself thought this experience.

You will arrive to a new world, with a completely different language, food, culture, history, background & reality!

But you will find the kindest souls willing to help you even when you don´t know a single word in their language and you are completely lost, you may receive a hug from a kid that you met half an hour ago and that cannot even pronounce your name properly and you will think `` all of this was worthy´´ .

22 Martie - Ziua Mondiala a Apei

Marcand Ziua Mondiala a Apei, impreuna cu elevii Liceului Tehnologic Traian Vuia (Tautii Magheraus si Sistemul de Gospodarire a Apelor) Maramures. Organizatia Natiunilor Unite a desemnat ziua de 22 Martie  drept Ziua Mondiala a Apei. Tema pentru 2017 este: Apa uzata.  De ce apa uzata? si Cum putem economisi cat mai multa apa? au fost intrebari la care am cautat raspunsuri impreuna cu elevii din Tautii Magheraus.

 

Jocuri de Vacanță

În perioada 12-14 august 2014, Centrul Greentin organizează la Şcoala Generală din Buşag, Tăuţii Măgherăuş, atelierul „Jocuri de Vacanţă”. 
Programul atelierul se desfăşoară astfel:

- Marţi, 12.08.2014, între orele 11-14, se va organiza un atelier de confecţionat obiecte decorative din pet-uri;

- Miercuri, 13.08.2014, copii din localitate vor învăţa de la voluntarii SEV din Turcia, Ömer Alper Koroglu şi Aslihan Cicek, jocuri turceşti;

- Joi, 14.08.2014, copii din localitate vor învăţa de la voluntarii SEV din Turcia,  Ömer Alper Koroglu şi Aslihan Cicek, jocuri turceşti;

Activităţile sunt realizate în cadrul proiectului SEV, Volunteerism in Europe.