ESC teaches me something

Short stories and Volunteer Ventures

Category: Meet volunteers

“Only after arriving here I realized what a great decision I made” – Pipia from Georgia

გამარჯობა,My name is Mariam, but after many confusions I just agreed that people could call me PIPIA. After finishing high…

“ESC for me is when your past dream becomes a reality” – Christina from Belarus

Privet, Dzień dobry, Hello, Hola, Guten Morgen!I’m open, curious about cultures and languages! ESC for me is when your past…

“I came to do volunteering because I needed a challenge and I wanted to figure out what I want to do in my life.” – Elien from Belgium

Hello, hallo, bonjour, cześć!My name is Elien Van Gompel. I am from Leuven. That is a beautiful city in Belgium,…

“I wanted to crash myself into challenges and get out of my comfort zone” – Antonia from Germany

From the German city of Dr. Oetker, today we present to you Antonia Spantzel! Even though she doesn’t make frozen…

“I have a long story about Polish that suprises everyone.” – Büşra from Turkey

Today we present to you one of our volunteers from exotic Turkey!She is Büşra Akbıyık the Bağlama player! And she…

“After all, what kind of a traveller is a traveller if he doesn’t try to contribute to the places he goes?” – Sérgio from Portugal

The new batch of volunteers has arrived in Krakow! Today we want to introduce you Sérgio Gonzaga from Portugal! “Olá!My…

“I know this project will be one of the biggest experience in my life” – says Tamara from Georgia

Are you ready to read a new post about our volunteer from Georgia? 🙂 My name is Tamara. I’m 25…

Living in Krakow is really nice, because…

IB Polska is happy to share a very good news with you: From March 2021 We are able to host…

What are the European Solidarity Corps projects and why did I decide to volunteer in France?

Nowadays there’re lots of possibilities to discover Europe by participating in different types of projects and initiatives. European Solidarity Corps…

Poland on my mind – Back to the country

Have you ever thought about volunteering? Have you ever seen yourself as a volunteer in a foreign country with different…

Monika and her short-term-ESC story!

I was supposed to spend these two months somewhere else but within one day everything changed and I ended up…

News from Anna – ESC Volunteer in Spain

Hi! My name is Anna and I am currently working as an European Volunteer in Malaga, Spain. My adventure with…

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