Well, I remember I was preparing for my bachelor thesis, when I heard this words: ‘European Solidarity Corps’. Hmm sounds interesting! Thesis is forgotten and Arpi is ready to the new adventures 😀 I was so excited and so busy with finding the right project for me and writing the motivation letter. Something new was…
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It was August, and life had stopped for a while due to the coronavirus, and my friend advised me to volunteer in Lithuania. I found a suitable option, conquered Lithuania with its culture and style. To my surprise, I received the reply letter that I had received; they were waiting for me. My emotions were…
Read More2020 was a challenging year for all of us, but FIOH made it quite remarkable to me. As much as the pandemia tried to ruin our project, it was still a wonderful and life-changing experience. This project made me stronger than I expected. The aim of the “Boost Your Visibility” ESC project was to increase…
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You may have read plenty of success stories for so many times in your life, you may have wanted to catch the success recipe, but here’s what I’m gonna tell you. There is no recipe, for one very simple reason: we are different, and that’s what is making us and our stories unique. Have you…
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I am Sona from Armenia, I’m 25 years old and I lived in Poland from October 2019 till July 2020. I went there through an ESC volunteering project carried out in the Museum of Kłodzko Land, in the town of Kłodzko. During all those months working in the museum, travelling and living with people from…
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It was 10 am, I was still in clouds while thinking about the unforgettable year which didn’t even start yet, realizing how everything was gonna change terrifically from the very moment when the stewardess announced- “we are in Vienna”. The adventurous first day of my ESC started from the airport, on my way from Vienna…
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Who can imagine life without friends and relatives for one year? Sounds impossible right? Should someone try to be far from everything and everyone and start the life from ZERO? Let’s imagine you wake up and don’t remember who you are, would you continue the life you run? Mostly no… Cause we live this because…
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Well, you’ll find a lot of personal stories about volunteers and the experience they had during their project. It’s sure amazing basically because it 90% depends on you. No one will force you to go for voluntary service which makes 100% your responsibility to make it the best it possibly can be. Here are some…
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Hi. My name is Mane. I am from the EVS generation that had to go through COVID-19 pandemic. In my previous article, I was speaking about how important my EVS opportunity was for me. In this article, I want to speak about the challenges I had to overcome during my stay. Most of us have…
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A long journey… a fresh start…the heartbeat you get when you set off to new adventures, not knowing how it will all end up being, who you will grow into afterwards, who you will meet, what you will see, hear, taste, learn…all you know is that you are so ready for this long-awaited …or for…
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