EVS in Pomiechówek

Hello everyone! Last week I took part in my first ESC training at the Agrykola Youth Hostel. Together with 15 other volunteers from all over Poland, who like me have "just landed" here, I spent a whole week in Warsaw. We had the opportunity to learn and gain a lot of new skills and experiences through this training, but also shared what abilities we have already gained during our stay here.  But most of all, we had the chance to meet many new people and their cultures. There were volunteers from Spain, France, Italy, Turkey, Georgia, Ukraine, Latvia, Germany, and Greece. Through this whole week of spending time together during sessions, team building activities but also just eating lunch or going out together we build up lots of connection with each other. We shared experiences or challenges we face in Poland or talked about things like culture shock and how to deal with it.    An important part was also learning more about Poland, its culture and language. In the morning...

Cześć!   My name is Julia, I am the new volunteer in Pomiechówek, and today I have been living in Poland for exactly one month now. First of all, a brief introduction of myself: I'm from Austria, where I live in a small village in the Tyrolean Alps. Recently I graduated from a technical college for art and design, therefore I enjoy being creative, especially painting and drawing are my thing.  I am a bookworm that loves good stories, whether they are told while listening to the lyrics of a great song or watching a charmingly illustrated animation movie. Besides that, I love to cuddle with my cat and go skiing (it's my Austrian duty to serve this cliché ;) ).  I have always wanted to go abroad for a year, and since I have just finished school as well as needing a break from studying, now is the perfect time. - And that's how I ended up in Pomiechówek.    Pomiechówek might seem small at first glance but there are some wonderful places to discover here. One of the ...