{"id":5163,"date":"2025-09-19T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/?p=5163"},"modified":"2025-11-05T11:21:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T09:21:59","slug":"first-time-as-a-city-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/meet-volunteers\/first-time-as-a-city-girl\/","title":{"rendered":"First time as a city girl"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-bottom\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 66%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I am Paula, 18 years old and from a small town in the south of Germany. I just finished school and want to take a gap year before going to university.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo1-2-960x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5210 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo1-2-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo1-2-595x793.jpg 595w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo1-2-120x160.jpg 120w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo1-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo1-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo1-2-1140x1520.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo1-2-552x736.jpg 552w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo1-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In my free time, I love to paint, draw, read, and visit museums. I am really interested in different cultures, especially because I had an au pair from Poland in my early childhood, which sparked my interest in Polish culture. That\u2019s one of the reasons I chose Krakow and IB-Polska as my hosting organization.<br>I will be working in the office, where I hope to develop my skills in different areas. I am creative and want to share that creativity with others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"923\" height=\"1181\" data-id=\"5206\" src=\"https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo2.jpg 923w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo2-595x761.jpg 595w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo2-120x154.jpg 120w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo2-768x983.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo2-552x706.jpg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 923px) 100vw, 923px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1151\" data-id=\"5192\" src=\"https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo3-960x1151.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo3-960x1151.jpg 960w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo3-595x713.jpg 595w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo3-120x144.jpg 120w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo3-768x920.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo3-1282x1536.jpg 1282w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo3-1140x1366.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo3-552x662.jpg 552w, https:\/\/ib-polska.pl\/youth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/photo3.jpg 1335w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With IB-Polska and the ESC, I see the perfect opportunity to meet new people and grow as an individual. 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