ESC teaches me something

Short stories and Volunteer Ventures

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New Adventure: Volunteering in Kraków!

Cześć! My name is Helin. I’m 23 years old and I’m from Turkey. I come from Ardahan, which is a…

Earlier than expected, but with a full heart

My name is María Esteve, and I am from Elche, a city in the province of Alicante. A few days…

A Blooming Craft Workshop in Nowa Huta

Last Wednesday, we had another craft workshop in our Nowa Huta office. Aneta and I (Paula) prepared everything in advance,…

February Tuesday Meeting: Gardening in Nowa Huta

On Tuesday, the 24th of February, we met all together as a big volunteer group to plant seeds and get…

A very special experience in Kraków

My experience as a volunteer at the kindergarten has been incredible. From the very first day, I have felt very…

Five months in Poland: From Strangers To Belonging

A foreign country.A foreign city.A foreign apartment.Four strangers standing in a tiny hallway on the fourth floor of an apartment…

Halfway Through the Journey

It has already been five months since I arrived in Poland to do volunteer work at a kindergarten, and every…

A metà strada

We’ve reached the first half of the volunteering experience and what a roller coaster it has been! Unfortunately, my actual…

Closer to Myself in a Foreign Country

When I arrived in Poland, it was the beginning of September. With September, all the liveliness of summer had ended,…

My Volunteering Experience in Krakow

I’ve been volunteering in Krakow since September. Here I am working in a special school, and this experience is an…

Half a school year of volunteering is over

It was late summer when I arrived in Kraków last September. The sun was shining and it was warm. Now…

My experience of volunteering

The first days of volunteering at the Autism Center were a bit scary since I felt a bit underqualified, even…

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