ESC teaches me something

Short stories and Volunteer Ventures

Category: ESC out of a volunteers view

“Like jumping head-on into the dark” – first week of our volunteering project

Our first week in Kraków can be summarized with three words – new beginning, timelapse and novelty. We spent the…

“One thing I wanted most was to live abroad and here I am” – farewell by Keti

A few years ago, I was a girl who had small and big dreams in her life. From time to…

One of the Hardest Things I’ll Have to Do: Saying Goodbye to This Project – farewell by Firdevs

Where do I start? Joining this project was very important for me because I knew I needed to step out…

“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…

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