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What is the biggest plus of the voluntary service? The people. The ones that took care of you and devoted their time when life decided that you were too happy lately; The ones that preferred to keep a reasonable distance from everything you had done or...

09/11/1989 Maybe the date won’t ring a bell in your head, but for sure the name “Berlin Wall” will.  The 9th of November ‘89 is the date when that wall started to fall down, hit by hammers and by the feelings of all the people who...

If I had to choose what makes me happy, one of my choices would definitely be food. Food is colour, creativity, culture and sharing, but above of all, food is delicious! I love food in all its phases: creation and plantation and cooking and...

  Your curiosity, your initiative and your attitude towards the surrounding social context can make the difference and transform your volunteering experience in a bag full of unexpected competences, friends and skills, a huge bag ready for your next trip and for your life in...

Cyprus - I had to look in the map to know exactly where this country was. Days before my departure I immersed myself into an internet search about Cyprus.  I learned that the official language is Greek, that the island is divided and that there...

You would think that the buffer zone divides not only two different groups of people but also the Occident and the Orient, just to be proven wrong by the beautiful mixture of cultures that found a home on Aphrodite’s island. The late economic migration...

Before talking about my experience at “Hope For Children” CRC Policy Center I need to go back at the moment when I chose to be part of this project, the moment when I read about it and when I decided that, maybe, I could...

To find the right words to explain what Nicosia has meant for me is a big, big challenge. I came here with the expectations, thinking to find a normal European capital whereas my mind was dreaming exotic countries. Well, Nicosia completely surprised me. I remember...

The first time I saw the island was when we were landing in the middle of the night during the first days of September. The lights and the dark sea made my heart beat so fast as when a new adventure is beginning. Expectations,...

Challenge is the word that represents best my EVS. Moving abroad for one year is challenging. Working in a foreign language is challenging. Dealing with unaccompanied minors is very challenging. Being an EVS volunteer at "Hope For Children" CRC Policy Center in Cyprus, for one year allowed me...