Ceszc! It’s Berat from Turkiye and pretty excited to tell you about his journey in Poland. I was born and raised in a small city called Sivas in central Turkiye, graduated in 2024 from the Department of French Language and Literature, I already met the opportunity of an Erasmus exchange as a student in France but Poland was a totally new page for me. I was no sure in what kind of project I would like to participate and could be helpful the most but one day I saw the call of the organization (IB Polska) and at that moment I did not know how actually I was lucky, because now I am writing this article from the coach at the office and the ventilator is very welcoming  “joke (:”

Well, I am lucky to have arrived in this beautiful city on a charming sunny day in September and this journey was really easy and welcoming thanks to my mentors. But the most exciting part for me is to meet the  special children because I love the endless energy, innocent and curious minds, huge colourful worlds of those little humans to explore. I always wanted to help the society in a way to feel fulfilled by giving benefits to human life, making someone’s life enjoyable and easier makes me feel excited especially when it comes to special people because they already have some disadvantages and the idea of making children’s face smile, this is my biggest motivation to this project. 

I am looking forward to meeting the students, yes; these are the very first days and we are having mobilizations at the main office but very soon I will start working in my school and for now is to enjoy the time with new international friends and to complete the legal process, educations, “happily Aneta, Kristina and Klaudyna are smiling people whom I can ask a lot of questions (:”   

personal quote:
“Going with the flow like a fish – that’s what life is all about”

Article Berat,
European Solidarity Corps volunteers.
Winter holidays for European Solidarity Corps volunteers from 02/09.