Feeling awake
ESC blog Feeling awake November has been a chaotic, overwhelming, and beautiful month. We started the month by going to our On-arrival training in Laško. Throughout that week, I felt more awake than ever, defending my values and being honest with myself. Our On-arrival took place at Therma Hotel, a luxury hotel that, in my […]
O tempora o mores
ESC blog O tempora o mores Dear future volunteer, November began with a trip to Laško for the on-arrival training. It was a chance for Gregor to really get to know the true ESC world and the people behind it, as well as the values they promote. And I will not lie to you, Gregor […]
The moon is the same everywhere
ESC blog The moon is the same everywhere Dear future volunteer, I hope you are well and that you are reading this letter from some safe and warm place. Rainy and cold days have slowly arrived in Maribor. October. Already! I'm wondering if time is passing by so quickly there, same as here. The passing […]
Autumn in Maribor
ESC blog Autumn in Maribor October has been such an intense month. I started to feel the loneliness and the difficulties of being in a new country, far away from my family and friends, where I can’t speak the local language. The days were passing so fast, and I started to love Besedne Bilke and […]
Lots of changes and lot of hope
ESC blog Lots of changes and lot of hope Zdravooo! I’m Paula, and I trust in the simplicity that can carry us away. I always said I wasn’t good at crafts. Today, I enjoy them no matter the outcome. Here are some photos of a sort of journal I’ve created with care and little technique. […]
Yogurt is not just for drinking
ESC blog Yogurt is not just for drinking Dear future volunteer, in this letter, I would love to meet you with someone special. His name is Gregor. Small, brave, and always curious. Gregor. He has traveled a long way. He carries a suitcase, heavy with questions that have no answers yet. For now, his journey […]
Projecting
ESE blog Projecting As soon as I came back from home, I started developing my own project, which was creating a mural. I had to pick a wall, do a sketch, prepare the necessary equipment, and attend to every other detail that needed to be done. Besides that, I did the usual work which was […]
Wrooooom
ESE blog Wrooooom Months are passing by like a train. 300 km/h. I don't know how much time I have left. Right now, it is May, so I will try to remember April as much as possible. It was pretty fast months mainly because I was in Slovenia for the first 20 days of it, […]
1 volunteer left
ESE blog 1 volunteer left While my program is coming to the end bit by bit I am becoming more adapted to this city. Every day I meet people on the streets that I know. I made more friends and spent more time outside because the weather was so nice. March started pretty well. One […]
Agram
ESE blog Agram This month was pretty damn good. Started off with my birthday which isn’t something of importance for me, but it was spent in good company which was nice. One of the highlights was probably the mid-term evaluation. It was held in Bohinjska Bistrica, a small place close to Triglav national park. I […]
