ESC teaches me something

Short stories and Volunteer Ventures

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“If I’d get back in time, I would do it again & again” – farewell by Nouran

In the following paragraph I will try to put 8 months of experience, memories and emotions into words. It’s not…

From Turkey to Poland: My Journey and Joys of Working in a Polish Kindergarten – farewell by Seda

When I decided to leave Turkey and embark on a new adventure in Poland, I had no idea what to…

“And remember: Don’t dream it, be it!” – farewell by Artsiom

It was a wonderful ride and one of the best decisions I have ever made! I fell in love with…

My farewell from ESC volunteering- by Fanni

hello! it’s Fanni, a volunteer for Fundacja IB Polska. My project is ending soon, after a little more than half…

7 months in Kraków that changed everything – Iria’s summary

It’s been a little over 7 months since I came to Kraków and it’s now my time to leave. It…

I got to experience … how this place completely changes with the seasons.

As my volunteering project is coming to an end I want to talk about my time here and what I…

“This was the best year I’ve ever had in my life” – Bünyamin’s summary

Since September, I have been volunteering in Krakow. My project involved helping special needs children at a school, aiming to…

The ‘things’ we take with ourselves home – by Lorena

Hello everybody, Cześć ! It’s difficult to look back and think how has been this experience, full of things. I…

A Week of Creativity, Collaboration, and Learning: A Snapshot of Our Office Adventures

Monday: Planning and Rule Refinement The week started with a lively Monday discussion where we talked about how the entire…

First week of winter break!

What did the winter break hiding for us? Winter break for students in Poland varies by region, but for ours,…

Well-being workshop – So much emotion, so much awareness!

We have successfully concluded another workshop, commencing our session by endeavoring to discern the situations stemming from the myriad of…

Celebration of International Volunteer’s Day

On December 5th we had the opportunity to celebrate Volunteer’s Day. Since some of the volunteers were on arrival training, it was only…

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