Hello again! What has happened since the last time I wrote here? Technically, not a lot. Each day feels similar to the others, and the workshop place doesn’t change, but there is something magical in that established routine, and the months leading up to the end of our volunteering. We can already feel in the air the excitement and sometimes sadness among the people we grew close with in the span of the last 9 months.

I am a volunteer from Poland from the Silesia region. My name is Ruben When I first landed in Izmir, I didn’t have any expectations, I was just open to the unknown. That helped me to adapt in a new environment, country, different culture and start my volunteering journey. But little did I know, this experience would teach me more than I could ever imagine, not just about the world, but more about myself.