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As a person who has been living in Spain for 4 months I was really impressed by an event called fallas.   When I arrived to Alzira in November, people were constantly referring to Las Fallas. “Oh, you don’t know anything about the fallas? You’re gonna love it! Wait until the fallas start… And how … More Las Fallas in the Eyes of a Foreigner

On the 27th of February we celebrated Carnival in my EVS hosting organization CEIP Tirant Lo Blanc. For the past two weeks we were doing different workshops to prepare the big festival. We were crafting maracas with the smallest children from 2 to 5 years old, using paper rolls, nails and lentils.  With the primary … More Carnaval en Tirant Lo Blanc

It was during the first days that I was all alone in a new school in a new country. I used to sit in the library and feel quite lonely. Not that I would miss the human contact itself, but I missed to be in a familiar place – to recognize faces in the crowd, … More The Windows game

Being an EVS volunteer is more than just an oportunity of discovering a whole new way of life. Opens your mind and makes you see the world with a different eyes. That’s what happened with “European Youth in Alzira III” volunteer L’udmila Kostelniková, who was volunteering in “La Purísima” School in Alzira.   She had … More Between English corner, dances & solidarity

A veces uno necesita perderse para encontrarse consigo mismo. A principios del año 2018,  decidí dejar la carrera universitaria de 2018  de Ingeniería Química que estaba cursando en la Universidad Complutense de Madrid. No me sentía a gusto con lo que estaba estudiando y no sabía qué hacer, por lo que decidí buscar un EVS … More Perderse para encontrarse

What does it mean to be a volunteer? For me it means independence, getting way more out of yourcomfort zone than you intentionally planned to, being left alone somewhere with little language skills, totally tired and completely without your family and friends. It means that you will feel alone, that you will see no sense … More What does it mean to be a volunteer?

Durante esta formación tuve la oportunidad de viajar a Hungría y conocer dos de sus ciudades, Alsotold (donde estuve 8 días) y Budapest (donde estuve 3 días). El proyecto fue acerca de creatividad enfocada en 2 de sus ramas, arte con material reciclado y teatro improvisado. Durante el proyecto realizamos actividades bastante interesantes, en el … More Creativity Pass: Improvisación teatral y creative recyling en Hungría

“You know what we could dress you up as a Fallera and you could send some photos to your family” this sentence from the caretaker at the school where I work started everything. Now I am sitting here, Fallas are over and I did not only take pictures, I was a Fallera for a whole … More Fallera alemana: “My day as fallera”

Este voluntariado ha sido una experiencia muy enriquecedora para mi, ya que he podido aplicar conocimientos adquiridos en la carrera de Turismo que acabe en Junio de 2017, aprender tanto de Paul, que es quién lleva el proyecto, como de las otras dos voluntarias del programa EVS y de voluntarios que acuden a modo de … More De la oficina al aire libre en la Francia rural