Tuesday, May 21, 2024

The gate between volunteering and working

   8 o’ clock in the morning. My Italian coffee is ready, the bag on the table with thousands of small papers and notes with appointments, ideas, things learned, useful information, telephone numbers. Glasses, my lunch, pens, telephone…Where are the keys? Found them! I take my bicycle and...

Each word is a learning story

  The learning goals resume is always something very difficult and complex for me. I usually start this resume-process making a list of all the most important things I’ve learned in a specific experience: achievements, changes, competencies, satisfactions. But every time I wrote this list for...

Not only sea… Cyprus and its mountains

I didn’t know too much about this island before coming to Cyprus. My plan was to spend one year in Ukraine, and for this purpose I bought in January 2016 a good pair of hiking shoes, waterproof and warm. Just some days after I...

The charm of Nicosia

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...

Country and people

Big city life in Limassol and Nicosia and also slow village life in the countryside; traditional values and cosmopolitan lifestyle;  amazing beaches and snowy mountains: Cyprus is a land of contrasts. It is a small country, but the third largest island in the Mediterranean,...

Me and the island

  Cyprus with more than 300 sunny days per year, mild winters and its beautiful blue flag beaches scattered all over the Island is definitely a place where everyone can find something for themselves. But is this all this Island has to offer?   First of all...

Cyprus is alive. Cultural activities, training and workshops across the divided

  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...

Learning in the EVS

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...

Volunteering in Cyprus

My adventure in Cyprus started in October 2016, now its almost coming to an end with 3 months to go, it was a great experience so far so now its time to sum it up and describe why Cyprus is a great spot to...

European Voluntary Service, a way to find yourself

If you hear about the European Voluntary Service the first thing that comes to your mind is related to the future host organisation. Where are you going to be working? What exactly will you be doing? Will you like what you are doing? Which is...

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