One of the most important moments in my project so far was meeting my Estonian friend Kai. I mentioned that I volunteered at AIESEC BURSA- Local Committee between 2010 and 2012 when I was at university. Kai came to Bursa in 2011 to do her voluntary internship through AIESEC. Meeting Kai in Tallinn after 11 […]
The Dream of Volunteering in Europe
My name is Melih IPEK, I was born in Kastamonu/Turkey in 1994. I have a sister who is a psychological counseling and guidance teacher. My parents are retired. I graduated from Kuzeykent Anatolian High School in 2012. Later, in 2018, I got into Kastamonu University, Business Administration department. I completed my master’s degree at Kastamonu […]
Volunteering in Croatia
My name is Ömer (27- Muğla- Turkey). I graduated in Cinema and TV. I have worked several types of short-term jobs. My last work was about preparing film fests, and for this reason, I met many people I enjoyed while I was doing this job. I was trying to find a project which should be […]
Getting to Know Croatian Culture
I am Talha Ziya Şahin. Between June and July, I took an active part in the volunteering project for about 2 months in Latinovac village of Caglin municipality, Croatia. The main sources that formed my expectations before coming here were the project’s info kit, the short information form on the European Union website when applying […]
Best Experience in My Life
Hi, I am Ferit Coşkun. I am 22 years old. This year, I graduated from The Department of English Language Teaching at Hatay Mustafa Kemal University in Turkey. I participated in the Erasmus Student Exchange Programme in 2020 while I was studying at the university. After the Erasmus Programme, I decided to search more about […]
One Step To New Experiences
It has given me more ambition and courage to get out of my own country and go to a completely different country, alone and determined. It made me act planned and disciplined. My host organization welcomed me very nicely. My excitement increased more when I saw them. The more I visited my studies, the more […]
O testemunho No. 1 do Ertuğrul (SPEAK)
With the sunrise in the morning, I rose to the sky. I got lost in the clouds with a metal bird which was the most beautiful proof of mankind’s love for the sky and flying for centuries. After 5 hours, as the sun was setting, I came back to earth from the sky. Later, at […]
Chapter 3- Tallinn, A Winter’s Tale
It was time to go to my ESC project, which I had been waiting for years and had been applying for intensively for the last six months. On the morning of 3rd January, I went to Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport with my sister and brother. Before I went to Tallinn, I had an antigen test […]
The Fear of The Unknown
The fear of the unknown is an interesting thing. Why are we scared of something that we have so little knowledge about? The fear will cloud our judgment and make us act out of emotion. I had about half a year time to develop a fear of the east of Turkey. A goal of my […]
Putting The Thumb Out
A method of traveling that I have never tried before: Hitchhiking. The concept is rather simple: Stand on the side of a road, put your thumb out and wait for a car that can give you a lift in your direction. In this blog I want to share my experiences with hitchhiking and what I […]