ESC teaches me something

Short stories and Volunteer Ventures

Category: ESC out of a volunteers view

“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…

The values and sense of ESC are something that I fully sympathize with, and want to represent and spread it all around me for a better society.

Hello! Cześć!I am Fanni, the newest volunteer in IB Polska office. A little introduction of me: I come from a…

This week has been filled with hope for the future, and opened the door to a series of new beginnings. – on-arrival.

When the arrival day came, we gathered to cope with hunger and fuel up with energy. During our first lunch…

“..we met on a cold morning in Wawel Castle.”

In November’s Thursday meeting, we met on a cold morning in Wawel Castle. Fortunately, we spent a lot of time…

I was always passionate about travelling and getting to know different cultures..

Hi, I’m Nouran. I used to live in Cairo. I’m a graphic designer, passionate about art, music, travelling, helping other…

My on-arrival training experience!

Hello! I’m Iria and I was the first one out of all the volunteers that are now here in International…

Throughout this Thursday Meeting, we covered various important topics and gained new perspectives.

Last week of the month, Thursday Meeting, we attended was highly productive. Throughout this meeting, we covered various important topics…

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