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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…

We begin the new year with craft workshops in Nowa Huta

On Wednesday, January 14, we officially kicked off the new season of craft workshops at IB Polska’s Nowa Huta branch….

Three months of learn and exchange in the project

I started the project with a lot of excitement and a bit of fear. Moving to a foreign country and…

Discovering christmas traditions in Poland

During these weeks, our group of volunteers has had the opportunity to learn more about Christmas traditions in Poland and…

Three Months In Poland: Growing Up Abroad

Poland as a country has always caught my interest. After applying and waiting for my volunteering to start, I felt…

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