It’s officially been a week since I’ve been back from my volunteering project in Molfetta, Italy and I’m still not fully comprehending the joy I feel every time I think of those three months. As someone who never did an ESC project or Erasmus, I had many doubts both before and after applying. It’s always…
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My Experience in Strasbourg with Association Ballade Wow, what a year. A year full of adventures, lessons, music, new people, new cultures—and a new me. My ESC volunteering experience with Association Ballade in Strasbourg has been one of the sweetest and most meaningful chapters of my life. From the very beginning, I was welcomed with…
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My Volunteering Experience in Łódź, Poland My volunteering journey in Łódź, Poland was an unforgettable experience that combined creativity, teamwork, and cultural exchange. I was based at our association’s office, where I mainly worked on promotion and design tasks. This gave me the chance to contribute to the organization’s visibility while also developing my own…
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Stepping into a new country always feels like stepping into a new chapter of life. When I joined a volunteering project in Bulgaria, I did not fully know what to expect — only that it would take me far from my daily routine and place me among strangers who would soon become close friends. For…
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In July, I had the honor to take part in a 15-day volunteering project with GEGED organization in Gaziantep, Turkey. From the very first day, we were received with such genuine warmth and kindness that I immediately felt not like a guest, but like a member of one big family. The hospitality of the people…
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Back in May I had the opportunity to participate in the training course “Unlocking Portable Educational Escape Rooms” in Sweden. It was an inspiring and creative experience full of learning and collaboration. Together with 20 youth workers and educators from 12 countries we explored how educational escape rooms can make learning fun, meaningful and inclusive….
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Armenia was a country sounding of a beautiful nature, culture, food and people. But what I discovered was so much more. This was the furthest destination I ever travelled to, I started this two month journey in the middle of May arriving in Jerevan. The second day I came for the first time to the…
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Paris, hold my bow Violin in one hand, Google maps in the other She grabbed her violin case, waved goodbye to her usual routine and landed in Paris for a one-week Erasmus music adventure. Yes, that’s me. And it was my first trip to Europe with unforgettable adventures. As a violinist, I joined a vibrant…
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Hello from Mariam and Davit! We have been a part of a great opportunity in Bulgaria through an ESC project for 10 months and it was a great experience. The project included videomaking, interviews, event organisation and management as well as website article writing. During the project we came up with an idea to make…
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Hello, I’m Hripsime When people in Latvia asked me why I chose Latvia, my answer was this: “I didn’t choose Latvia — Latvia chose me.” I’m truly happy I ended up in Rēzekne, a place with almost no crowds, where the city breathed nature. I’ve had a real rest here — fully combining volunteering with…
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